FOREMOTHER is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FOREMOTHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOREMOTHER?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOREMOTHER is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOREMOTHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
foremothersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FOREMOTHER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FOREMOTHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOREMOTHER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOREMOTHER mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A woman from whom one is descended, or a woman who began something that others later developed.
Foremother is the feminine counterpart to forefather and is often used when people honour women of earlier generations. Writers on history, family and social movements use it to credit women who paved the way.
How FOREMOTHER is used
Usually plural and respectful, in family histories and writing about pioneers.
- She named a foremother who had crossed the ocean alone.
- The suffragettes were our foremothers in the fight for the vote.
- Every foremother in the family left a recipe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOREMOTHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FOREMOTHER
1 longer words begin with FOREMOTHER.
Shorter words from the letters in FOREMOTHER
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Common questions about FOREMOTHER
- Is FOREMOTHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOREMOTHER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOREMOTHER worth?
- FOREMOTHER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOREMOTHER mean?
- A woman from whom one is descended, or a woman who began something that others later developed.
- What letters can be added to FOREMOTHER?
- FOREMOTHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FOREMOTHER:
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