FORSWEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FORSWEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORSWEAR?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORSWEAR is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORSWEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
forswearsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORSWEAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FORSWEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORSWEAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FORSWEAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To solemnly give up or reject something, or to swear falsely.
Someone may forswear alcohol after years of drinking, making a firm personal vow. In legal history the word also meant perjury, lying while under oath. The variant spelling foreswear is less common.
How FORSWEAR is used
Formal; the past forms are forswore and forsworn.
- He vowed to forswear sweets for a month.
- The witness would not forswear himself in court.
- They chose to forswear violence.
- Never forswear your promise to a friend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORSWEAR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORSWEAR
4 longer words begin with FORSWEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in FORSWEAR
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Common questions about FORSWEAR
- Is FORSWEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORSWEAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORSWEAR worth?
- FORSWEAR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORSWEAR mean?
- To solemnly give up or reject something, or to swear falsely.
- What letters can be added to FORSWEAR?
- FORSWEAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FORSWEAR:
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