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Forbears

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of forbear

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does forbears mean?

noun

  1. a person from whom you are descended

    Synonymsforebear

verb

  1. refrain from doing

    “she forbore a snicker”

    Synonymshold back

  2. resist doing something

    “He refrained from hitting him back”

    Synonymsrefrain

Definitions shown for forbear, the base form of forbears.

Is FORBEARS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is FORBEARS worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
f 4o 1r 1b 3e 1a 1r 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
f 4o 1r 1b 4e 1a 1r 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
f 4o 1r 1b 4e 1a 1r 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
f 4o 1r 1b 4e 1a 1r 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FORBEARS

Words that end like FORBEARS

Common words that share the ending -EARS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

appearsarrearsendearsforswearsreappearsclearsdisappearsbearshearswearsyearsswearsfearsgearstearsearsoverbearsoverhearsshearssmearsspearsdearsnearspears
All words ending in -EARS

Forbears: quick answers

Is FORBEARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FORBEARS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FORBEARS worth?
FORBEARS scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does forbears mean?
forbears is the plural and third-person singular form of forbear, which means “a person from whom you are descended”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FORBEARS?
You can make 211 shorter words from FORBEARS, such as FORBARE, FORBEAR, BARFS, FORBS. See the full list.