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Is afforest a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word afforest is a Scrabble US word. The word afforest is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is afforest a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word afforest is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is afforest a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word afforest is a Words With Friends word. The word afforest is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

AFFOREST,

7-letter words (4 found)

AFFRETS,EFFORTS,RESTAFF,STAFFER,

6-letter words (21 found)

AFFRET,AFTERS,EFFORT,FARFET,FASTER,FETORS,FOREST,FORTES,FOSTER,OATERS,OFFERS,OFFSET,ORATES,OSETRA,REFFOS,ROATES,SAFTER,SETOFF,SOFTER,STRAFE,STRAFF,

5-letter words (72 found)

AEROS,AFORE,AFROS,AFTER,ARETS,AROSE,ASTER,EARST,ESTRO,FARES,FAROS,FARSE,FARTS,FATES,FATSO,FEARS,FEART,FEAST,FEATS,FESTA,FETAS,FETOR,FORES,FORTE,FORTS,FRATE,FRATS,FRETS,FROES,FROST,OATER,OFFER,OFTER,ORATE,ORFES,RAFFS,RAFTS,RATES,RATOS,REAST,REFFO,RESAT,RESTO,ROAST,ROATE,ROSET,ROTAS,ROTES,SAFER,SOARE,SOFAR,SOFTA,SORTA,STAFF,STARE,STEAR,STOAE,STORE,STRAE,TARES,TAROS,TASER,TEARS,TEFFS,TERAS,TERFS,TOEAS,TOFFS,TORAS,TORES,TORSE,TREFA,

4-letter words (106 found)

AERO,AFRO,ARES,ARET,ARFS,ARSE,ARTS,ATES,EARS,EAST,EATS,EFFS,EFTS,ERAS,EROS,ERST,ETAS,FARE,FARO,FARS,FART,FAST,FATE,FATS,FEAR,FEAT,FEST,FETA,FETS,FOES,FORA,FORE,FORT,FRAE,FRAS,FRAT,FRET,FROE,FROS,OAFS,OARS,OAST,OATS,OFFA,OFFS,ORES,ORFE,ORFS,ORTS,OSAR,RAFF,RAFT,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATO,RATS,REFS,REFT,REOS,REST,RETS,ROES,ROSE,ROST,ROTA,ROTE,ROTS,SAFE,SAFT,SATE,SEAR,SEAT,SERA,SERF,SETA,SOAR,SOFA,SOFT,SORA,SORE,SORT,STAR,STOA,TAES,TAOS,TARE,TARO,TARS,TASE,TEAR,TEAS,TEFF,TEFS,TERF,TOEA,TOES,TOFF,TORA,TORE,TORS,TOSA,TOSE,TREF,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (66 found)

AFF,AFT,ARE,ARF,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,EAR,EAS,EAT,EFF,EFS,EFT,ERA,ERF,ERS,EST,ETA,FAE,FAR,FAS,FAT,FER,FES,FET,FOE,FOR,FRA,FRO,OAF,OAR,OAT,OES,OFF,OFT,ORA,ORE,ORF,ORS,ORT,OSE,RAS,RAT,REF,REO,RES,RET,ROE,ROT,SAE,SAR,SAT,SEA,SER,SET,SOT,TAE,TAO,TAR,TAS,TEA,TEF,TES,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (21 found)

AE,AR,AS,AT,EA,EF,ER,ES,ET,FA,FE,OE,OF,OR,OS,RE,SO,ST,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 292 words from afforest according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of afforest

afforest

Etymology

First attested in the 16th century. From Medieval Latin afforēstō, from Latin ad (“towards”) + forēsta (“forest”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈfɒɹɪst/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈfɔɹɪst/, /əˈfɒɹɪst/

Verb

afforest (third-person singular simple present afforests, present participle afforesting, simple past and past participle afforested)

  1. (transitive) To make into forest

Usage notes

"Afforest" once connoted bringing woodland under forest law in order to provide hunting grounds. However today the verb is more likely to connote commercial exploitation.

Synonyms

  • (to make into forest): forest

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "to make into forest"): deafforest, deforest

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  • 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  • “Afforest, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1989.
  • “afforest”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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