FORTE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FORTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORTE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORTE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORTE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FORTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about FORTE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FORTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person's particular strength or the thing at which they especially excel.
When something is called a person's forte, it is the skill or activity where they consistently perform better than most, whether that means public speaking, cooking, or solving puzzles. The word came into English from French and Italian, and in music forte also survives as a direction meaning to play loudly, a completely separate use from the noun sense of a strong point. Because forte points to a specific talent rather than general competence, people often use it to contrast one skill against areas where they are less capable. A sentence like patience is not his forte works by naming the exact quality someone lacks.
How FORTE is used
Common in everyday speech for describing a particular skill or talent; unrelated to the musical direction forte meaning loud.
- Public speaking has never been her forte.
- Cooking spicy food is definitely his forte.
- The team leader's forte was keeping everyone calm under pressure.
- Mathematics was always my forte in school.
- Diplomacy, not confrontation, was the ambassador's forte.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FORTE
The 5 tiles of FORTE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FORTE
6 longer words begin with FORTE.
Words ending in FORTE
2 words end in FORTE. Useful as a back hook: play FORTE onto a word already on the board.
Words with FORTE inside
8 words contain FORTE in the middle. Words that start with FORTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FORTE
Common questions about FORTE
- Is FORTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORTE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORTE worth?
- FORTE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORTE mean?
- A person's particular strength or the thing at which they especially excel.
- What letters can be added to FORTE?
- FORTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FORTE:
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