FORE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. FORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about FORE
- The same 4 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 FORE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Situated at or toward the front, as opposed to the back or rear.
The fore section of an object is generally the first part encountered or seen. Sailors especially rely on the term fore to distinguish the front of a vessel from its aft end.
How FORE is used
Often paired with aft in nautical contexts to describe front and back.
- The captain pointed to the fore of the ship.
- Fore limbs help many animals grip and climb.
- Passengers were told to move fore during boarding.
- The fore section of the aircraft holds first-class seats.
- Sailors used the term fore to mean the front of a vessel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FORE
The 4 tiles of FORE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FORE
Showing 24 of 488 words that begin with FORE.
Words ending in FORE
10 words end in FORE. Useful as a back hook: play FORE onto a word already on the board.
Words with FORE inside
Showing 24 of 77 words that contain FORE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FORE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FORE
Common questions about FORE
- Is FORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORE worth?
- FORE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORE mean?
- Situated at or toward the front, as opposed to the back or rear.
- What letters can be added to FORE?
- FORE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FORE:
Open FORE in the Word Finder