FORBODE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FORBODE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORBODE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORBODE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORBODE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORBODE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FORBODE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 496,266.
What does FORBODE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To sense or announce in advance that something bad is coming.
Forbode is a rarer spelling next to forebode, and the older sense of forbid also hangs around it. In both uses the word has a gloomy, literary flavour.
How FORBODE is used
Archaic or literary; usually about omens and dread.
- The dark clouds seemed to forbode a harsh winter.
- Strange cries in the night did forbode trouble.
- He could forbode nothing good from her silence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORBODE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORBODE
2 longer words begin with FORBODE.
Shorter words from the letters in FORBODE
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Common questions about FORBODE
- Is FORBODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORBODE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORBODE worth?
- FORBODE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORBODE mean?
- To sense or announce in advance that something bad is coming.
- What letters can be added to FORBODE?
- FORBODE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FORBODE:
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