Is FOREHANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOREHANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOREHANDS mean?
Forehands is a form of FOREHAND.
- noun
(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
- adjective
(of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 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 FOREHANDS
FOREHANDS 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 FOREHANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forehand15
- fashed13
- hardnose12
- afresh12
- foehns12
- shofar12
- dehorns11
- fedoras11
- hadrons11
- handers11
- hardens11
- snarfed11
- foehn11
- fohns11
- fresh11
- frosh11
- sheaf11
- hoarsen10
- senhora10
- dasher10
- dehorn10
- dehors10
- endash10
- faders10
- fedora10
- fonder10
- fronds10
- hadron10
- hander10
- harden10
- hoards10
- hondas10
- hordes10
- horned10
- horsed10
- noshed10
- reshod10
- shader10
- shared10
- shored10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fehs10
- fohn10
- ahorse9
- ashore9
- freons9
- herons9
- hoarse9
- honers9
- nosher9
- senhor9
- shoran9
- ashed9
- deash9
- dosha9
- fader9
- fades9
- fados9
- fards9
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