HERETOFORE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HERETOFORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERETOFORE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERETOFORE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERETOFORE
Front hooks — 1
theretoforeBack hooks — 1
heretoforesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HERETOFORE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HERETOFORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HERETOFORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HERETOFORE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formal
Up to this point in time; until now.
Heretofore sounds stiff and legal, and it turns up in contracts and official notices. Ordinary speech would use until now or so far.
How HERETOFORE is used
Used in formal and legal writing to refer back to the time before the present.
- The rule, heretofore ignored, will now be enforced.
- Heretofore, the club had admitted only members' guests.
- The company's heretofore unknown product launched today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERETOFORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HERETOFORE
1 longer words begin with HERETOFORE.
Shorter words from the letters in HERETOFORE
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Common questions about HERETOFORE
- Is HERETOFORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERETOFORE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERETOFORE worth?
- HERETOFORE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERETOFORE mean?
- Up to this point in time; until now.
- What letters can be added to HERETOFORE?
- HERETOFORE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HERETOFORE:
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