The word forbear is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • forbear v. (Transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
  • forbear v. (Intransitive) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
  • forbear v. (Intransitive) To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.

14 valid words from 3 definitions

ABSTAIN AVOID AWAY DECLINE DELAY FROM INTRANSITIVE KEEP PAUSE PROCEEDING REFRAIN REFUSE TO TRANSITIVE

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

UNHEED WITHSAY

9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AR BE BEAR EA EAR FOR FORB OR ORB

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AE BRO OF

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

FORBARE

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

FOREBEAR

8 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

FORBEARS FORBEARER FORBEARANT FORBEARERS FORBEARING FORBEARANCE FORBEARANCES FORBEARINGLY

2 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+E FOREBEAR
+S FORBEARS

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 44340 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 308788 chance.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)
  • No anagrams can be formed by removing a letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word minus a letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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