275 words come out when you unscramble FOREWARDS, starting with FOREWARDS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 15 points, FORWARDS, FARROWED and FOREWARD among them. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Counting the words from FOREWARDS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 18 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Of the 18 7-letter words made with FOREWARDS letters, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. FORWARD, REWARDS and DRAWERS are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words from FOREWARDS are led by DWARFS and SOWFED, 13 points each. ORDERS, REWARD and DRAWER are the familiar ones.
DWARF tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FOREWARDS at 12 points; next come FROWS and SWARF on 11. WORDS, ARROW and SWORD will look familiar.
DOWF scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FOREWARDS at 11 points, ahead of FAWS and FEWS on 10. WORD, SAFE and FEAR are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from FOREWARDS, FAW, FEW and WOF tie for first at 9 points. WAS, RED and WAR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of FOREWARDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with FO · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FARROWED and FORWARDS (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: FOREWARDS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOREWARDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 275) | 217 | 275 | 205 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FOREWARDS, FOREWARD, FROWARDS, SWARFED, SOWFED, DOWF, FORRADS, SWERF, SWORDER, DOWARS, FARRED, FARSED and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FARROS, AFROS, FARRO, AFRO, DEF, FES, EW, FE, DAS, EDS, ODA and DA, 12 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of FOREWARDS and one more.