FOR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. FOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOR?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOR is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FOR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in FOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about FOR
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FOR mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Intended to belong to or be used by.
For does more jobs than almost any other preposition in English, and the list of senses in a full dictionary runs past thirty. It is also a conjunction meaning because, and that use is now formal enough to sound biblical wherever it appears.
How FOR is used
Preposition and conjunction.
- The parcel is for you and arrived yesterday.
- He waited for an hour and left.
- She did it for the money and said so.
- They stayed indoors, for the weather had turned.
- The word for has more senses than any dictionary lists comfortably.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FOR
The 3 tiles of FOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FOR
Showing 24 of 1164 words that begin with FOR.
Words ending in FOR
3 words end in FOR. Useful as a back hook: play FOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with FOR inside
Showing 24 of 1034 words that contain FOR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FOR
Common questions about FOR
- Is FOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOR worth?
- FOR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOR mean?
- Intended to belong to or be used by.
- What letters can be added to FOR?
- FOR takes 8 hooks: 0 in front and 8 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of FOR:
Open FOR in the Word Finder