Is FORBEARING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORBEARING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORBEARING mean?
- adjective
showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
“seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + B (3) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 FORBEARING
FORBEARING 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 FORBEARING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forebrain14
- barfing13
- fairgoer12
- bonfire12
- forbare12
- forbear12
- reboring11
- fearing11
- forager11
- foreign11
- befog11
- airborne10
- barring10
- bearing10
- begonia10
- begorra10
- begroan10
- bringer10
- foreran10
- refrain10
- faring10
- finger10
- forage10
- forger10
- fringe10
- barfi10
- brief10
- fiber10
- fibre10
- orangier9
- barnier9
- bagnio9
- banger9
- baring9
- barong9
- binger9
- biogen9
- borage9
- boring9
- brogan9
- fainer9
- fairer9
- gabion9
- graben9
- infare9
- orbing9
- robing9
- fagin9
- feign9
- fogie9
- forge9
- ganef9
- ganof9
- gofer9
- gonef9
- gonif9
- grief9
- barf9
- forb9
- angrier8
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