Is FORESTAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORESTAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORESTAYS mean?
Forestays is a form of FORESTAY.
- noun
an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 15 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 FORESTAYS
FORESTAYS 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 FORESTAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forestay14
- forays12
- foyers12
- frosty12
- safety12
- treyfa12
- faery11
- foray11
- forty11
- foyer11
- frays11
- softy11
- trayf11
- treyf11
- estrays10
- fatsoes10
- forests10
- fossate10
- fosters10
- oysters10
- stayers10
- storeys10
- strafes10
- fays10
- foys10
- fray10
- afters9
- estray9
- faster9
- fatsos9
- feasts9
- festas9
- fetors9
- forest9
- fortes9
- fossae9
- foster9
- frosts9
- oyster9
- resays9
- safest9
- satyrs9
- sayers9
- sayest9
- sofars9
- softas9
- softer9
- stayer9
- storey9
- strafe9
- strays9
- stroys9
- toyers9
- tressy9
- yarest9
- yeasts9
- fay9
- fey9
- foy9
- fry9
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