Is FORBEARANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORBEARANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORBEARANCES mean?
Forbearances is a form of FORBEARANCE.
- noun
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
- noun
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
“his forbearance to reply was alarming”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + B (3) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FORBEARANCES
FORBEARANCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from FORBEARANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forbearance18
- aberrances14
- confreres14
- enforcers14
- forebears14
- reconfers14
- confabs14
- aberrance13
- barrancos13
- carfares13
- confrere13
- enforcer13
- enforces13
- feasance13
- forbears13
- forebear13
- freeborn13
- frescoer13
- reconfer13
- confab13
- acarbose12
- barranco12
- braceros12
- carbarns12
- carboras12
- obscener12
- carafes12
- carfare12
- confers12
- enfaces12
- enforce12
- farcers12
- fencers12
- forbare12
- forbear12
- forcers12
- francos12
- refaces12
- scarfer12
- anaerobes11
- seafarer11
- absence11
- acerber11
- beacons11
- boraces11
- bracero11
- bracers11
- carbarn11
- carbons11
- carbora11
- cerebra11
- corbans11
- obscene11
- before11
- carafe11
- confer11
- enface11
- facers11
- faeces11
- farcer11
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