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Is forego a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word forego is a Scrabble US word. The word forego is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is forego a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word forego is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

F4O1R1E1G2O1

Is forego a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word forego is a Words With Friends word. The word forego is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

FOREGO,

5-letter words (4 found)

FORGE,FORGO,GOFER,GROOF,

4-letter words (12 found)

ERGO,FORE,FROE,FROG,GOER,GOOF,GOOR,GORE,OGRE,ORFE,REGO,ROOF,

3-letter words (25 found)

EGO,ERF,ERG,FEG,FER,FOE,FOG,FOO,FOR,FRO,GEO,GER,GOE,GOO,GOR,OOF,OOR,ORE,ORF,ORG,REF,REG,REO,ROE,ROO,

2-letter words (9 found)

EF,ER,FE,GO,OE,OF,OO,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 52 words from forego according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of forego

forego

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɔːˈɡəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Homophone: forgo

Etymology 1

From Middle English forgan, from Old English foregān, equivalent to fore- +‎ go.

Verb

forego (third-person singular simple present foregoes, present participle foregoing, simple past forewent, past participle foregone)

  1. To precede, to go before.
Usage notes
  • The sense to precede is usually found in the form of the participles foregone (especially in the phrase "a foregone conclusion") and foregoing (usually used either attributively, as in "the foregoing discussion", or substantively, as in "subject to the foregoing").
Synonyms
  • antecede, come before; see also Thesaurus:precede
Translations

Etymology 2

See forgo

Verb

forego (third-person singular simple present foregoes, present participle foregoing, simple past forewent, past participle foregone)

  1. Alternative spelling of forgo; to abandon, to relinquish
Usage notes
  • Many writers prefer the spelling forgo for this sense, on the grounds that it avoids ambiguity with forego "to precede", especially in aspects such as "forgoing"/"foregoing" and "forgone"/"foregone".

References

  • “forego”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “forego”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • goofer

Source: wiktionary.org