FOREGUT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FOREGUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOREGUT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOREGUT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOREGUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foregutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOREGUT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FOREGUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does FOREGUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The front part of the digestive tract, nearest the mouth, or the front part of the gut in an embryo.
Biologists use foregut to distinguish the upper stretch of the digestive system from the middle and hind parts. In an embryo it is the region from which the throat and stomach later develop.
How FOREGUT is used
Used in biology and anatomy.
- The foregut of the insect stores food before digestion.
- Cells in the embryonic foregut form the early stomach.
- The textbook diagram labels the foregut in red.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOREGUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOREGUT
1 longer words begin with FOREGUT.
Shorter words from the letters in FOREGUT
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Common questions about FOREGUT
- Is FOREGUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOREGUT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOREGUT worth?
- FOREGUT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOREGUT mean?
- The front part of the digestive tract, nearest the mouth, or the front part of the gut in an embryo.
- What letters can be added to FOREGUT?
- FOREGUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FOREGUT:
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