FORECOURT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FORECOURT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORECOURT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORECOURT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORECOURT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
forecourtsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORECOURT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FORECOURT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORECOURT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FORECOURT mean in Scrabble?
noun
An open paved area in front of a large building, such as a station, hotel or petrol station.
A forecourt is where cars pull in, taxis wait or pumps stand, so it is a working space rather than a garden. In tennis the same word names the stretch of court near the net.
How FORECOURT is used
Used for the open ground at the front of a building, and in tennis for the area near the net.
- The taxis queued on the hotel forecourt.
- She filled the tank at the petrol station forecourt.
- A small fountain stood in the middle of the forecourt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORECOURT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORECOURT
1 longer words begin with FORECOURT.
Shorter words from the letters in FORECOURT
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Common questions about FORECOURT
- Is FORECOURT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORECOURT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORECOURT worth?
- FORECOURT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORECOURT mean?
- An open paved area in front of a large building, such as a station, hotel or petrol station.
- What letters can be added to FORECOURT?
- FORECOURT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FORECOURT:
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