Is FORETHOUGHTFUL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORETHOUGHTFUL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORETHOUGHTFUL mean?
- adjective
thoughtful of the future
“careful forethoughtful planning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
27
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
14
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) = 27 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 FORETHOUGHTFUL
FORETHOUGHTFUL 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 FORETHOUGHTFUL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forethought21
- thoughtful20
- throughout17
- forgetful16
- outfought16
- rethought16
- furlough15
- refought15
- thorough15
- truthful14
- thought14
- through14
- fretful13
- hurtful13
- ruthful13
- truffle13
- fought13
- goffer13
- logoff13
- though13
- huff13
- roughout12
- effort12
- fourth12
- hoofer12
- ruffle12
- truffe12
- tuffet12
- gruff12
- heugh12
- foregut11
- froglet11
- theolog11
- tougher11
- forth11
- froth11
- offer11
- ruffe11
- theft11
- guff11
- flouter10
- flutter10
- footler10
- outfelt10
- forego10
- forget10
- forgot10
- ghetto10
- golfer10
- gutful10
- hoglet10
- trough10
- heft10
- heth10
- hoof10
- luff10
- ruff10
- teff10
- toff10
- tuff10
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