FORLORN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FORLORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORLORN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORLORN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORLORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
forlornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORLORN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FORLORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 794,026.
What does FORLORN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Pitifully sad, lonely and abandoned, or having very little hope of success.
A forlorn child waits at the station when nobody has come to meet him. In the phrase forlorn hope, the word describes a chance that is almost sure to fail.
How FORLORN is used
Forlorn describes people, places and attempts, and it often appears in literary writing.
- A forlorn dog sat by the closed door.
- It was a forlorn hope, but they tried anyway.
- The empty playground looked forlorn in the rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORLORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORLORN
6 longer words begin with FORLORN.
Shorter words from the letters in FORLORN
Common questions about FORLORN
- Is FORLORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORLORN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORLORN worth?
- FORLORN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORLORN mean?
- Pitifully sad, lonely and abandoned, or having very little hope of success.
- What letters can be added to FORLORN?
- FORLORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FORLORN:
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