Is FORETHOUGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORETHOUGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORETHOUGHTS mean?
Forethoughts is a form of FORETHOUGHT.
- noun
planning or plotting in advance of acting
- noun
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
“he exercised caution in opening the door”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 22 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 FORETHOUGHTS
FORETHOUGHTS 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 FORETHOUGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forethought21
- thoroughest18
- shofroth17
- rethought16
- refought15
- thorough15
- thoughts15
- furthest14
- hothouse14
- thought14
- through14
- fourths13
- hoofers13
- hotshot13
- fought13
- heughs13
- sheugh13
- though13
- foreguts12
- resought12
- roughest12
- toughest12
- fourth12
- froths12
- hoofer12
- thefts12
- thresh12
- thrush12
- heugh12
- footrest11
- foregut11
- forgets11
- forgoes11
- ghettos11
- tougher11
- troughs11
- forth11
- fresh11
- frosh11
- froth11
- hefts11
- heths11
- hoofs11
- theft11
- foetors10
- footers10
- hooters10
- outshot10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- shouter10
- shutter10
- soother10
- souther10
- tufters10
- forego10
- forges10
- forget10
- forgot10
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