How many words with FORE are there?

This page lists 366 words with FORE from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With FORE

All 366 words in our dictionary that contain FORE — sorted by Scrabble score.

366 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

forechecking27 forethoughtful27 forechecked26 forecheckers26 foreknowledges26 forechecker25 foreknowledge25 forechecks24 forejudging24 forequarters24 foreshadowing24 foresightedly24 forecheck23 forehandedly23 forejudged23 forequarter23 foreshadowed23 foreshadowers23 foresightedness23 aforethought22 forebodingly22 forehandedness22 forejudges22 foreknowing22 foremanships22 foreseeability22 foreshadower22 foreshocks22 foresightful22 forespeaking22 forethoughts22 forebodingness21 foregathering21 forejudge21 forelocking21 foremanship21 forereaching21 foreshadows21 foreshock21 foreshortening21 foreshowing21 forethought21 headforemost21 reafforestation21 afforestations20 aforementioned20 antiforeclosure20 forefathers20 foregathered20 forelocked20 forensically20 forereached20 foreshadow20 foreshanks20 foreshortened20 foreshowed20 foretokening20 hereinbefore20 reafforesting20 afforestation19 agroforestry19 beforehand19 forecastable19 foredecks19 forefather19 forefending19 foregrounding19 forehooves19 foreknown19 foreknows19 foremothers19 foreordinations19 forereaches19 foreshank19 foresighted19 forespeaks19 forespoken19 forestallments19 forestaysails19 foreswearing19 foretokened19 forevermore19 forevernesses19 reafforested19 wherefores19 afforesting18 agroforestries18 deforestations18 forebodings18 forecaddies18 foredeck18 foredooming18 forefeeling18 forefended18 forefingers18 foregathers18 foregrounded18 forehanded18 forehoofs18 foreknew18 foreknow18 forelocks18 foremilks18 foremother18 foreordaining18 foreordination18 forepeaks18 foreshortens18 foreshown18 foreshows18 forespeak18 forespoke18 forestallment18 forestaysail18 forewarning18 sternforemost18 unforeseeable18 wherefore18 afforested17 agroforesters17 antiforeigner17 beforetime17 deforestation17 foreboding17 forebody17 forecaddie17 forecasting17 foreclosing17 foreclosures17 foredoomed17 forefaces17 forefinger17 foregather17 forehoof17 foreignisms17 foreignnesses17 forelock17 foremilk17 foreordained17 forepeak17 foreplays17 forereach17 foreshorten17 foreshow17 foresights17 foretokens17 foretopman17 foretopmen17 foreverness17 forewarned17 forewoman17 forewomen17 reafforests17 reforestations17 theretofore17 agroforester16 deforesting16 forearming16 forebays16 foreboded16 foreboders16 forebodies16 forebooms16 forecasted16 forecasters16 forecastles16 foreclosed16 foreclosure16 foreface16 forefends16 forefronts16 foregrounds16 forehands16 foreheads16 foreignism16 forelimbs16 forepassed16 forepaws16 foreplay16 foreranks16 foreseeable16 foresheets16 foreshores16 foresight16 foreskins16 forestalling16 foreswears16 foretoken16 forewings16 forewords16 foreyards16 heretofore16 reafforest16 reforestation16 afforests15 antiforeign15 deforested15 forearmed15 forebay15 foreboder15 forebodes15 foreboom15 forebrains15 forebye15 forecaster15 forecastle15 forecloses15 forecourts15 foredating15 foredooms15 forefeels15 forefend15 forefront15 foreground15 forehand15 forehead15 foreignness15 forelady15 forelimb15 forenamed15 foreordains15 forepaw15 forerank15 forerunning15 foresheet15 foreshore15 foreskin15 forestalled15 forestallers15 forestations15 forestays15 forestlands15 foreswear15 foreswore15 foresworn15 foretasting15 foretelling15 forewarns15 forewing15 foreword15 foreyard15 pinafored15 reforesting15 therefore15 afforest14 forebears14 forebode14 forebrain14 foreby14 forecasts14 foreclose14 forecourt14 foredated14 foredoing14 foredoom14 forefeel14 forefeet14 forefelt14 forefoot14 foregoing14 foreigners14 foreladies14 foremasts14 forenames14 forensics14 foreordain14 foreparts14 forerunners14 foreseeing14 forestages14 forestaller14 forestation14 forestay14 forestland14 forestry14 foretasted14 foretellers14 foretimes14 forevers14 forewarn14 forewent14 foreworn14 pinafores14 reforested14 unforested14 aforesaid13 deforests13 forearms13 forebear13 forecast13 foredates13 foregoers13 foreigner13 forelands13 foremast13 foremost13 forename13 forensic13 forepart13 forepast13 forerunner13 foresaw13 foresides13 forestage13 forestalls13 foresting13 forestries13 foretastes13 foreteller13 foretime13 foretops13 forever13 pinafore13 unforeseen13 deforest12 forearm12 foredate12 foredid12 foredoes12 foredone12 foregoer12 foregoes12 foregone12 foreguts12 foreland12 forelegs12 foreman12 foremen12 forenoons12 foresaid12 foresails12 foreseers12 foreside12 forestall12 forested12 foresters12 forestial12 foretaste12 foretells12 foretold12 foretop12 reforests12 before11 foregut11 foreign11 foreleg11 forenoon11 foreruns11 foresail11 foreseen11 foreseer11 foresees11 forestal11 forester11 foretell11 reforest11 foredo10 forego10 foreran10 forerun10 foresee10 forests10 forest9 afore8 fores8 fore7

Why FORE words matter

Words containing FORE are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

What the numbers say

Inside this list: 366 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 9 letters (83 words), 2 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 17 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is FORECHECKING, worth 27.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: FORECHECKING (27), FORETHOUGHTFUL (27), FORECHECKED (26), FORECHECKERS (26), FOREKNOWLEDGES (26). The longest entry is ANTIFORECLOSURE at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 16 points. Letter-wise, F is the workhorse — it appears in 366 of these words, ahead of E (366) and O (366).

Three easy picks from this list

Playing FOREST across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 6 tiles.
When the rack looks hopeless, AFORE (5 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
FORES — a 5-letter, 8-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: FOREDO (10), FOREGO (10), FORE (7), BEFORE (11), FOREBY (14).

Learning words through FORE

Letter chunks like FORE are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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