FORBEARANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FORBEARANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableFORBEARANCE · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept FORBEARANCE?
| 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
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.73%
Our own measure of how useful FORBEARANCE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORBEARANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
forbearancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORBEARANCE scores
Scrabble f4o1r1b3e1a1r1a1n1c3e1 18
Words with Friends f4o1r1b4e1a1r1a1n2c4e1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in FORBEARANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORBEARANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with FORBEARANCE
1 longer words begin with FORBEARANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in FORBEARANCE
aberrance13 confrere13 enforcer13 forebear13 freeborn13 reconfer13 renforce13 barranco12 carborne12 anaerobe10 facebar14 carfare12 enforce12 forbare12 forbear12 forecar12 acerber11 baconer11 barrace11 bracero11 carbarn11 carbeen11 carbene11 carbora11 cerebra11 rebrace11 foreran10 corneae9 enrober9 confab13 befana11 before11 carafe11 confer11 enface11 farcer11 fencer11 forcer11 franco11 reface11
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Common questions about FORBEARANCE
- Is FORBEARANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORBEARANCE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORBEARANCE worth?
- FORBEARANCE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORBEARANCE?
- FORBEARANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FORBEARANCE:
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