fatten

Verb

Verb Forms: fattened, fattening, fattens

To make or become plump or prosperous.
make fat or plump
To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
To become fat or fatter.
To make thick or thicker (often something containing paper, especially money).
To become thick or thicker.
To make (soil) fertile and fruitful.
To become fertile and fruitful.

Examples

Every bonus square was an opportunity to FATTEN his score in Words With Friends.
He gradually fattened in the five years after getting married.
We must fatten the turkey in time for Thanksgiving.

Origin / Etymology

From fat + -en.

Synonyms

fat, fatten out, fatten up, fill out, flesh out, plump, plump out, enrich, gain weight, put on weight

Scrabble Score: 9

fatten: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fatten: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fatten: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

fatten: valid Words With Friends Word