727 Words Starting With FOR
The prefix FOR appears in 727 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 147 entries. Average word length: 9.2 letters.
F launches a diverse set: food (fish, fruit, flour), feelings (fear, fury, fondness), and function words (for, from, first). The prefix fore- adds dozens more.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with FOR: FORMULARIZATION (29 pts), FORMALIZABLE (28 pts), FORMALIZATIONS (28 pts), FORMULARIZING (28 pts), FORECHECKING (27 pts). The shortest is FOR (3 letters) and the longest is FOREORDINATIONS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in GOOP.
Notable words: FORA — a public meeting place [n].; FORAM — one of the Rhizopoda, amoebae moving and taking in food with pseudopods [n].; FORAGE — to search about [v].; FORAGED — to search about [v]. Browse words starting with HOE for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with FOR?
FORMULARIZATION scores 29 points. Runner-up: FORMALIZABLE at 28 points. See words ending in DINO for more high-value options.
How many words start with FOR?
Our dictionary has 727 words that start with FOR. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (147).
What is the shortest word that starts with FOR?
FOR at just 3 letters. It means: directed or sent to [prep].
Three-Letter Words (1)
FOR
Four-Letter Words (7)
FORAFORBFORDFOREFORKFORMFORT
Five-Letter Words (19)
FORAMFORAYFORBSFORBYFORCEFORDOFORDSFORESFORGEFORGOFORKSFORKYFORMEFORMSFORTEFORTHFORTSFORTYFORUM
Six-Letter Words (39)
FORAGEFORAMSFORAYSFORBADFORBIDFORBYEFORCEDFORCERFORCESFORDEDFORDIDFOREBYFOREDOFOREGOFORESTFORGATFORGEDFORGERFORGESFORGETFORGOTFORINTFORKEDFORKERFORMALFORMATFORMEDFORMEEFORMERFORMESFORMICFORMOLFORMYLFORNIXFORRITFORTESFORTISFORUMSFORWHY
Seven-Letter Words (72)
FORAGEDFORAGERFORAGESFORAMENFORAYEDFORAYERFORBADEFORBAREFORBEARFORBIDSFORBODEFORBOREFORCEPSFORCERSFORCINGFORDINGFORDOESFORDONEFOREARMFOREBAYFOREBYEFOREDIDFOREGUTFOREIGNFORELEGFOREMANFOREMENFOREPAWFORERANFORERUNFORESAWFORESEEFORESTSFORETOPFOREVERFORFEITFORFENDFORGAVEFORGERSFORGERYFORGETSFORGINGFORGIVEFORGOERFORGOESFORGONEFORINTSFORKERSFORKFULFORKIERFORKINGFORLORNFORMALSFORMANTFORMATEFORMATSFORMERSFORMFULFORMICAFORMINGFORMOLSFORMULAFORMYLSFORNENTFORSAKEFORSOOKFORTIESFORTIFYFORTUNEFORWARDFORWENTFORWORN
Eight-Letter Words (137)
FORAGERSFORAGINGFORAMENSFORAMINAFORAYERSFORAYINGFORBEARSFORBIDALFORBODEDFORBODESFORBORNEFORCEDLYFORCEFULFORCIBLEFORCIBLYFORCIPESFORDABLEFORDLESSFORDOINGFOREARMSFOREBAYSFOREBEARFOREBODEFOREBODYFOREBOOMFORECASTFOREDATEFOREDECKFOREDOESFOREDONEFOREDOOMFOREFACEFOREFEELFOREFEETFOREFELTFOREFENDFOREFOOTFOREGOERFOREGOESFOREGONEFOREGUTSFOREHANDFOREHEADFOREHOOFFOREKNEWFOREKNOWFORELADYFORELANDFORELEGSFORELIMBFORELOCKFOREMASTFOREMILKFOREMOSTFORENAMEFORENOONFORENSICFOREPARTFOREPASTFOREPAWSFOREPEAKFOREPLAYFORERANKFORERUNSFORESAIDFORESAILFORESEENFORESEERFORESEESFORESHOWFORESIDEFORESKINFORESTALFORESTAYFORESTEDFORESTERFORESTRYFORETELLFORETIMEFORETOLDFORETOPSFOREVERSFOREWARNFOREWENTFOREWINGFOREWORDFOREWORNFOREYARDFORFEITSFORFENDSFORGINGSFORGIVENFORGIVERFORGIVESFORGOERSFORGOINGFORJUDGEFORKBALLFORKEDLYFORKFULS
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Nine-Letter Words (147)
FORAMINALFORASMUCHFORBEARERFORBIDALSFORBIDDENFORBIDDERFORBODINGFORCEABLEFORCELESSFORCEMEATFOREARMEDFOREBEARSFOREBODEDFOREBODERFOREBODESFOREBOOMSFOREBRAINFORECASTSFORECHECKFORECLOSEFORECOURTFOREDATEDFOREDATESFOREDECKSFOREDOINGFOREDOOMSFOREFACESFOREFEELSFOREFENDSFOREFRONTFOREGOERSFOREGOINGFOREHANDSFOREHEADSFOREHOOFSFOREIGNERFOREJUDGEFOREKNOWNFOREKNOWSFORELANDSFORELIMBSFORELOCKSFOREMASTSFOREMILKSFORENAMEDFORENAMESFORENOONSFORENSICSFOREPARTSFOREPEAKSFOREPLAYSFORERANKSFOREREACHFORESAILSFORESEERSFORESHANKFORESHEETFORESHOCKFORESHOREFORESHOWNFORESHOWSFORESIDESFORESIGHTFORESKINSFORESPAKEFORESPEAKFORESPOKEFORESTAGEFORESTALLFORESTAYSFORESTERSFORESTIALFORESTINGFORESWEARFORESWOREFORESWORNFORETASTEFORETEETHFORETELLSFORETIMESFORETOKENFORETOOTHFOREWARNSFOREWINGSFOREWOMANFOREWOMENFOREWORDSFOREYARDSFORFEITEDFORFEITERFORFENDEDFORFICATEFORGATHERFORGEABLEFORGERIESFORGETFULFORGETIVEFORGETTERFORGIVERSFORGIVING
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Ten-Letter Words (118)
FORAMINOUSFORBEARERSFORBEARINGFORBIDDERSFORBIDDINGFORCEFULLYFORCEMEATSFOREARMINGFOREBODERSFOREBODIESFOREBODINGFOREBRAINSFORECADDIEFORECASTEDFORECASTERFORECASTLEFORECHECKSFORECLOSEDFORECLOSESFORECOURTSFOREDATINGFOREDOOMEDFOREFATHERFOREFENDEDFOREFINGERFOREFRONTSFOREGATHERFOREGROUNDFOREHANDEDFOREHOOVESFOREIGNERSFOREIGNISMFOREJUDGEDFOREJUDGESFORELADIESFORELOCKEDFOREMOTHERFOREORDAINFOREPASSEDFORERUNNERFORESEEINGFORESHADOWFORESHANKSFORESHEETSFORESHOCKSFORESHORESFORESHOWEDFORESIGHTSFORESPEAKSFORESPOKENFORESTAGESFORESTALLSFORESTLANDFORESTRIESFORESWEARSFORETASTEDFORETASTESFORETELLERFORETOKENSFORETOPMANFORETOPMENFOREWARNEDFORFEITERSFORFEITINGFORFEITUREFORFENDINGFORGATHERSFORGETTERSFORGETTINGFORGIVABLEFORGIVABLYFORJUDGINGFORKLIFTEDFORLORNESTFORMALISEDFORMALISESFORMALISMSFORMALISTSFORMALIZEDFORMALIZERFORMALIZESFORMALNESSFORMAMIDESFORMATIONSFORMATIVESFORMATTERSFORMATTINGFORMIDABLEFORMIDABLYFORMLESSLYFORMULATEDFORMULATESFORMULATORFORMULISMSFORMULISTSFORMULIZEDFORMULIZESFORNICATEDFORNICATESFORNICATOR
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Eleven-Letter Words (87)
FORAMINIFERFORBEARANCEFORBIDDANCEFORCEPSLIKEFOREBODINGSFORECADDIESFORECASTERSFORECASTINGFORECASTLESFORECHECKEDFORECHECKERFORECLOSINGFORECLOSUREFOREDOOMINGFOREFATHERSFOREFEELINGFOREFENDINGFOREFINGERSFOREGATHERSFOREGROUNDSFOREIGNISMSFOREIGNNESSFOREJUDGINGFOREKNOWINGFORELOCKINGFOREMANSHIPFOREMOTHERSFOREORDAINSFOREQUARTERFOREREACHEDFOREREACHESFORERUNNERSFORERUNNINGFORESEEABLEFORESHADOWSFORESHORTENFORESHOWINGFORESIGHTEDFORESTALLEDFORESTALLERFORESTATIONFORESTLANDSFORETASTINGFORETELLERSFORETELLINGFORETHOUGHTFORETOKENEDFOREVERMOREFOREVERNESSFOREWARNINGFORFEITABLEFORFEITURESFORGATHEREDFORGETFULLYFORGETTABLEFORGIVENESSFORGIVINGLYFORKINESSESFORKLIFTINGFORLORNNESSFORMABILITYFORMALISINGFORMALISTICFORMALITIESFORMALIZERSFORMALIZINGFORMATIVELYFORMFITTINGFORMICARIESFORMULARIESFORMULARIZEFORMULATINGFORMULATIONFORMULATORSFORMULIZINGFORNICATINGFORNICATIONFORNICATORSFORSWEARINGFORTEPIANOSFORTHCOMINGFORTHRIGHTSFORTISSIMOSFORTNIGHTLYFORTRESSINGFORTUNATELYFORWARDNESS
Twelve-Letter Words (46)
FORAMINIFERAFORAMINIFERSFORBEARANCESFORBIDDANCESFORBIDDINGLYFORCEFULNESSFORCIBLENESSFOREBODINGLYFORECASTABLEFORECHECKERSFORECHECKINGFORECLOSURESFOREGATHEREDFOREGROUNDEDFOREHANDEDLYFOREMANSHIPSFORENSICALLYFOREORDAINEDFOREQUARTERSFOREREACHINGFORESHADOWEDFORESHADOWERFORESHORTENSFORESIGHTFULFORESPEAKINGFORESTALLERSFORESTALLINGFORESTATIONSFORESTAYSAILFORESWEARINGFORETHOUGHTSFORETOKENINGFORGATHERINGFORGEABILITYFORMALDEHYDEFORMALIZABLEFORMALNESSESFORMLESSNESSFORMULARIZEDFORMULARIZERFORMULARIZESFORMULATIONSFORNICATIONSFORTHRIGHTLYFORTRESSLIKEFORTUITOUSLY
Thirteen-Letter Words (29)
FORAMINIFERALFORAMINIFERANFOREGATHERINGFOREGROUNDINGFOREIGNNESSESFOREKNOWLEDGEFOREORDAININGFORESHADOWERSFORESHADOWINGFORESHORTENEDFORESIGHTEDLYFORESTALLMENTFORESTAYSAILSFOREVERNESSESFORGETFULNESSFORGIVENESSESFORGIVINGNESSFORLORNNESSESFORMABILITIESFORMALDEHYDESFORMALIZATIONFORMIDABILITYFORMULAICALLYFORMULARIZERSFORMULARIZINGFORTIFICATIONFORTNIGHTLIESFORTUNATENESSFORWARDNESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (18)
FORAMINIFERANSFORCEFULNESSESFORCIBLENESSESFOREBODINGNESSFOREHANDEDNESSFOREKNOWLEDGESFOREORDINATIONFORESEEABILITYFORESHORTENINGFORESTALLMENTSFORETHOUGHTFULFORGEABILITIESFORMALIZATIONSFORMIDABLENESSFORMLESSNESSESFORTHRIGHTNESSFORTIFICATIONSFORTUITOUSNESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (7)
FOREORDINATIONSFORESIGHTEDNESSFORGETFULNESSESFORGIVINGNESSESFORMIDABILITIESFORMULARIZATIONFORTUNATENESSES