FOREDATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FOREDATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOREDATE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOREDATE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOREDATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOREDATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FOREDATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOREDATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOREDATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To date something earlier than its true time; to antedate.
To foredate a letter or document is to put on it a date earlier than when it was actually made, sometimes to deceive. The verb is much rarer than its synonym antedate.
How FOREDATE is used
Rare and formal; used in legal or historical discussion of documents.
- The clerk was accused of trying to foredate the contract.
- Historians can foredate the manuscript by studying its ink.
- It is illegal to foredate a cheque to avoid a deadline.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOREDATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOREDATE
2 longer words begin with FOREDATE.
Shorter words from the letters in FOREDATE
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Common questions about FOREDATE
- Is FOREDATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOREDATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOREDATE worth?
- FOREDATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOREDATE mean?
- To date something earlier than its true time; to antedate.
- What letters can be added to FOREDATE?
- FOREDATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FOREDATE:
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