FOREWOMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FOREWOMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOREWOMAN?
| 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 FOREWOMAN is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOREWOMAN
No single letter turns FOREWOMAN into another word.
How FOREWOMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FOREWOMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOREWOMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOREWOMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A female supervisor in a factory or workshop, or the member chosen to chair a jury and announce its verdict.
The forewoman on a factory floor assigns tasks and checks the quality of the work. In a courtroom the forewoman is the juror who delivers the verdict on behalf of the others.
How FOREWOMAN is used
Forewoman is the female form of foreman, and foreperson is the modern neutral term.
- The forewoman checked every crate before it left the workshop.
- The jury forewoman stood and read out the verdict.
- She was promoted to forewoman after ten years at the mill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOREWOMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FOREWOMAN
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Common questions about FOREWOMAN
- Is FOREWOMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOREWOMAN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOREWOMAN worth?
- FOREWOMAN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOREWOMAN mean?
- A female supervisor in a factory or workshop, or the member chosen to chair a jury and announce its verdict.
- What letters can be added to FOREWOMAN?
- No single letter can be added to FOREWOMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FOREWOMAN:
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