Is FORESHADOW a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORESHADOW is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORESHADOW mean?
- verb
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
“These signs bode bad news”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + D (2) + O (1) + W (4) = 20 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 FORESHADOW
Single letters that turn FORESHADOW into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from FORESHADOW
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- foreshow17
- wharfed17
- whoofed17
- harewoods16
- harewood15
- roadshow15
- serfhood15
- shadower15
- wharfs15
- whoofs15
- shadoof14
- wooshed14
- howfs14
- wharf14
- whoof14
- foresaw13
- hoofers13
- woofers13
- dwarfs13
- fashed13
- hoofed13
- shadow13
- shawed13
- showed13
- shrewd13
- washed13
- whored13
- woofed13
- howf13
- afresh12
- hawser12
- hoofer12
- reshow12
- rewash12
- shofar12
- shower12
- wafers12
- wahoos12
- washer12
- whores12
- woofer12
- dhows12
- dwarf12
- hawed12
- dhooras11
- fedoras11
- fordoes11
- redowas11
- seafood11
- fresh11
- frosh11
- frows11
- hawse11
- hoofs11
- howes11
- sheaf11
- shrew11
- swarf11
- wafer11
- wahoo11
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