FORBID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FORBID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORBID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORBID is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORBID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
forbidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORBID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FORBID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does FORBID mean in Scrabble?
verb
To order someone not to do something, or to refuse to allow it.
To forbid is to put a ban in place, whether by a rule, a law, a parent or a boss. The word also works for things that make an outcome impossible, as when poor weather forbids any chance of a picnic. It is the opposite of permit, and its past forms are forbade or forbad and forbidden.
How FORBID is used
Common in formal and everyday English; also found in the mild oath God forbid.
- The rules forbid phones in the exam hall.
- She would never forbid her children to read.
- Heavy snow may forbid any travel tonight.
- The sign says that the owners forbid parking here.
- Heaven forbid that we should miss the last train.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORBID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORBID
15 longer words begin with FORBID.
Shorter words from the letters in FORBID
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Common questions about FORBID
- Is FORBID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORBID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORBID worth?
- FORBID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORBID mean?
- To order someone not to do something, or to refuse to allow it.
- What letters can be added to FORBID?
- FORBID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FORBID:
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