Unscramble FORBIDDEN to get 238 words. FORBIDDEN itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 5 shorter words score 12, among them FORBID, BONFIRE and FIBRED. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
F4O1R1B34I1D2D2E1N12
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from FORBIDDEN split into 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 7, 35 with 6, 50 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words in FORBIDDEN, FIBRED and FORBID tie for first at 12 points. FRIEND, FINDER and BIDDER are everyday picks.
4 of 50 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FORBIDDEN tie at 10 points; none scores more. BRIEF, FIBER and ROBIN will look familiar.
FORB and FRIB share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words from FORBIDDEN. FIND, INFO and FIRE are the ones most people know.
FIB and FOB are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FORBIDDEN, 8 points each. DID, END and BID will look familiar.
Keep every letter of FORBIDDEN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with FO · ending in EN · all 9-letter words
FORBIDDEN first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FORBIDDEN, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORBIDDEN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 238) | 182 | 237 | 171 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BRIDED, FIBRO, INORBED, BRONDE, FRIB, NODDIER, BIDON, BORDE, BREID, BROND, DEFO, DEIF and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FIBRED, FREON, BINER, DEF, DIF, DOBE, DROID, BIRO, RONDE, FE and OI, 11 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.