Is FOREBODINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOREBODINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOREBODINGS mean?
Forebodings is a form of FOREBODING.
- noun
a feeling of evil to come
“a steadily escalating sense of foreboding”
- noun
an unfavorable omen
- adjective
ominously prophetic
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + B (3) + O (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 18 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 FOREBODINGS
FOREBODINGS 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 FOREBODINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- foreboding17
- forboding16
- foredoing14
- forbodes14
- desorbing13
- bonfires13
- firedogs13
- fordoing13
- forbids13
- forbode13
- birdsong12
- brooding12
- frondose12
- roofings12
- songbird12
- bonfire12
- firedog12
- fording12
- fridges12
- fringed12
- befogs12
- fibred12
- forbid12
- bridoons11
- nobodies11
- sobering11
- begirds11
- bodings11
- boinged11
- boogied11
- bridges11
- finders11
- fingers11
- foodies11
- fordoes11
- fordone11
- foreign11
- forgoes11
- forgone11
- friends11
- fringes11
- goofier11
- redfins11
- refinds11
- roofing11
- briefs11
- defogs11
- fibers11
- fibres11
- fidges11
- forged11
- fridge11
- goofed11
- befog11
- drongoes10
- rodeoing10
- binders10
- bingers10
- bingoes10
- biogens10
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