The word forestall 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.)

  • forestall v. (Transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
  • forestall v. (Transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
  • forestall v. (Archaic) To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.

33 valid words from 3 definitions

ANTICIPATORY ARCHAIC AVERT BAR BY CHARGE COMPLETE DELAY FOODSTUFFS FROM GOOD HAPPENING HINDER IMPOSSIBLE IN MEASURES MONOPOLY OF OR ORDER PARTICULARLY PRECAUTIONARY PRECLUDE PREVENT PRICE PURCHASE RENDER SOMETHING SUPPLY TAKING THE TO TRANSITIVE

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

AL ALL ES EST FOR FORE FORES FOREST FORESTAL OR ORE ORES RE RES REST ST STALL TA TALL

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

AT ATS ER LA LAT LATS OF SER

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ASTROFELL FELLATORS

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

FORESTAL

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

FORESTALLS FORESTALLED FORESTALLER FORESTALLERS FORESTALLING FORESTALLINGS FORESTALLMENT FORESTALLMENTS

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

+B SOFTBALLER
+S ASTROFELLS FORESTALLS

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

-F REALLOTS ROSTELLA
-L FLOATERS FLOREATS FORESTAL REFLOATS
-R FLOATELS
-S FELLATOR

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding 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.)

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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