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Is foreclose a Scrabble word?

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

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Is foreclose a Scrabble UK word?

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

F4O1R1E1C3L1O1S1E1

Is foreclose a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word foreclose is a Words With Friends word. The word foreclose is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

FORECLOSE,

7-letter words (6 found)

COOLERS,CREOLES,CREOSOL,FORLESE,FORSLOE,RECLOSE,

6-letter words (25 found)

CEORLS,CLOSER,COLORS,COOEES,COOERS,COOLER,COOSER,CREELS,CREOLE,CRESOL,CROOLS,ECLOSE,ESCROL,FLEERS,FLOORS,FORCES,FORELS,FRESCO,LOCOES,LOOSER,REFELS,RESOLE,ROSCOE,SCLERE,SOOLER,

5-letter words (61 found)

CEORL,CERES,CEROS,CLEFS,CLOSE,COLES,COLOR,COOEE,COOER,COOFS,COOLS,CORES,CORSE,CORSO,CREEL,CREES,CROOL,EORLS,EROSE,FECES,FEELS,FEERS,FERES,FLEER,FLEES,FLOCS,FLOES,FLOOR,FLORS,FOOLS,FORCE,FOREL,FORES,FREES,FROES,LEERS,LERES,LOCOS,LOOFS,LOOSE,LORES,LOSER,OLEOS,ORFES,ORLES,REEFS,REELS,REFEL,ROLES,ROLFS,ROOFS,ROOSE,SCORE,SCREE,SEFER,SLEER,SOCLE,SOLER,SOOLE,SOREE,SOREL,

4-letter words (81 found)

CEES,CELS,CERE,CERO,CLEF,COLE,COLS,COOF,COOL,COOS,CORE,CORF,CORS,COSE,CREE,ECOS,EELS,ELFS,ELSE,EORL,ERES,EROS,FEEL,FEER,FEES,FERE,FLEE,FLOC,FLOE,FLOR,FOES,FOOL,FOOS,FORE,FREE,FROE,FROS,LEER,LEES,LERE,LOCO,LOOF,LOOR,LOOS,LORE,LOSE,OLEO,OLES,OOFS,OOSE,ORCS,ORES,ORFE,ORFS,ORLE,RECS,REEF,REEL,REES,REFS,REOS,ROCS,ROES,ROLE,ROLF,ROOF,ROOS,ROSE,SECO,SEEL,SEER,SELE,SELF,SERE,SERF,SLEE,SLOE,SOLE,SOLO,SOOL,SORE,

3-letter words (50 found)

CEE,CEL,COL,COO,COR,COS,ECO,EEL,EFS,ELF,ELS,ERE,ERF,ERS,FEE,FER,FES,FOE,FOO,FOR,FRO,LEE,LES,LOO,LOR,LOS,OES,OLE,OOF,OOR,OOS,ORC,ORE,ORF,ORS,OSE,REC,REE,REF,REO,RES,ROC,ROE,ROO,SEC,SEE,SEL,SER,SOC,SOL,

2-letter words (14 found)

EE,EF,EL,ER,ES,FE,LO,OE,OF,OO,OR,OS,RE,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 239 words from foreclose according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of foreclose

foreclose

Etymology

Partially from Middle English foreclosen, forclosen, from Old French forclos, past participle of forclore (“to exclude”), from for- (“(prefix used to express error, exclusion, or inadequacy)”) + clore (“to shut”), and partially from Middle English forclusen (“to close up”), from Old English forclȳsan (“to close up”), equivalent to fore- +‎ close. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɔɹˈkloʊz/
  • Rhymes: -əʊz

Verb

foreclose (third-person singular simple present forecloses, present participle foreclosing, simple past and past participle foreclosed)

  1. (transitive, law) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
  2. (transitive, law) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
  3. (transitive, originally) To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.
    Synonyms: stop, prevent, bar, exclude

Derived terms

  • foreclosee
  • forecloser
  • foreclosure
  • foreclosable

Related terms

  • forestall
  • preclude

Translations

Further reading

  • foreclosure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “foreclose”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Source: wiktionary.org