Is FORTHCOMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORTHCOMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORTHCOMING mean?
- adjective
at ease in talking to others
- adjective
of the relatively near future
“the approaching election”
- adjective
available when required or as promised
“federal funds were not forthcoming”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 FORTHCOMING
FORTHCOMING 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 FORTHCOMING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- comforting18
- chroming16
- mooching16
- frothing15
- hormonic15
- crofting14
- torching14
- comfort14
- confirm14
- conform14
- foghorn14
- hoofing14
- orthicon13
- choring13
- forcing13
- forming13
- ochring13
- chromo13
- comfit13
- formic13
- fright13
- finch13
- fitch13
- chorion12
- torchon12
- gothic12
- grinch12
- homing12
- chirm12
- fight12
- mochi12
- mooch12
- ohmic12
- motoring11
- footing11
- hooting11
- moronic11
- motoric11
- omicron11
- roofing11
- chiton11
- cohort11
- coming11
- confit11
- fricot11
- gnomic11
- inform11
- rhotic11
- thoric11
- ching11
- cohog11
- firth11
- forth11
- frith11
- froth11
- ginch11
- gitch11
- gonch11
- gotch11
- might11
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