FORBY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FORBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORBY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORBY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORBY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
forbyeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FORBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FORBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does FORBY mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Scotsdialect
Besides, in addition to; apart from.
Forby is a Scots dialect word used where standard English would say besides or apart from, as in forby the money he also got a bit of land. It can work both as a preposition, joining it to a following noun, and as an adverb meaning additionally or as well. The word remains alive mainly in Scots-speaking communities and in writing that represents Scots speech, and it rarely appears in standard written English outside dialect literature. It gives a clearly regional flavor to a sentence wherever it is used.
How FORBY is used
Scots dialect; used in speech and writing that represents Scottish English rather than in standard usage.
- He got a new coat, and forby that, a fine pair of boots.
- She had little money forby what her brother sent her.
- Forby the rent, they had to pay for coal each winter.
- He kept sheep forby a small herd of cattle.
- They had nothing forby a few old letters and photographs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORBY
1 longer words begin with FORBY.
Shorter words from the letters in FORBY
Common questions about FORBY
- Is FORBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORBY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORBY worth?
- FORBY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORBY mean?
- Besides, in addition to; apart from.
- What letters can be added to FORBY?
- FORBY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FORBY:
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