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Forestalled

f 4o 1r 1e 1s 1t 1a 1l 1l 1e 1d 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Common · past tense of forestall

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

What does forestalled mean?

verb

  1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible

    “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”

    Synonymspreventforecloseprecludeforbid

  2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

    Synonymsanticipateforeseecounter

Definitions shown for forestall, the base form of forestalled.

Is FORESTALLED 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 FORESTALLED worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
f 4o 1r 1e 1s 1t 1a 1l 1l 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
f 4o 1r 1e 1s 1t 1a 1l 2l 2e 1d 2

Wordfeud

15 pts
f 4o 1r 1e 1s 1t 1a 1l 1l 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
f 4o 1r 1e 1s 1t 1a 1l 2l 2e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in FORESTALLED

Words that end like FORESTALLED

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

eyeballedinstalledcalledappalledrecalledenthralledmothballedsnowballedcatcalledcorralledstalledballedgalledpalledwalled
All words ending in -ALLED

Forestalled: quick answers

Is FORESTALLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FORESTALLED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FORESTALLED worth?
FORESTALLED scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does forestalled mean?
forestalled is the past tense of forestall, which means “keep from happening or arising”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FORESTALLED?
You can make 1260 shorter words from FORESTALLED, such as DEFLORATES, DEFLATERS, DEFLATORS, DEFLORATE. See the full list.