Is FORECLOSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORECLOSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORECLOSED mean?
Foreclosed is a form of FORECLOSE.
- verb
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
“My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”
- verb
subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + L (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (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 FORECLOSED
FORECLOSED 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 FORECLOSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- foreclose14
- deforces14
- frescoed14
- deforce13
- flooders12
- foredoes12
- refloods12
- forced12
- coloreds11
- decolors11
- flooder11
- floored11
- folders11
- fordoes11
- reflood11
- refolds11
- forces11
- fresco11
- colored10
- decolor10
- eclosed10
- recodes10
- scolder10
- defers10
- floods10
- folder10
- fooled10
- foredo10
- refold10
- rolfed10
- roofed10
- selfed10
- clefs10
- coofs10
- feces10
- flocs10
- force10
- coolers9
- creoles9
- creosol9
- ceders9
- closed9
- coders9
- colder9
- cooeed9
- cooled9
- credos9
- creeds9
- decors9
- fleers9
- floors9
- locoed9
- recode9
- refels9
- scored9
- screed9
- defer9
- delfs9
- feeds9
- feods9
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