Unscramble FOREFATHER and you have 236 words, FOREFATHER itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is HAFFET, 15 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from FOREFATHER split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 34 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in FOREFATHER: THEREFOR, for 14 points.
The best of the 6-letter words from FOREFATHER is HAFFET, 15 points; AFFEER and AFFRET on 12 follow. RATHER, FATHER and EFFORT are everyday picks.
Among 48 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FOREFATHER, the top score is 11, reached by 4. OTHER, THERE and AFTER are the familiar ones.
HAFF tops the 4-letter words made with FOREFATHER letters at 13 points; next come HAFT and HEFT on 10. FREE, HERE and FEET will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FOREFATHER, the top score is 9, reached by 6. ARE, OFF and ART are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of FOREFATHER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with FO · ending in ER · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HAFFET (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FOREFATHER, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOREFATHER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 194 | 236 | 184 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 42 of them: HAFF, AFFEER, AFFRET, FARFET, FOTHER, HEFTE, ROTHER, EATHE, FEARE, FEART, FERER, FRATE and 30 more. Words With Friends* skips 10 of them: FROTHER, OFFA, FAH, TEREFA, FARRO, TREFA, AFRO, FE, ARO and TE.
Each word below uses all the letters of FOREFATHER and one more.