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What does forerunner mean? Is forerunner a Scrabble word?

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Is forerunner a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word forerunner is a Scrabble US word. The word forerunner is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

F4O1R1E1R1U1N1N1E1R1

Is forerunner a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word forerunner is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

F4O1R1E1R1U1N1N1E1R1

Is forerunner a Words With Friends word?

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

F4O1R1E1R1U2N2N2E1R1

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10-letter words (1 found)

FORERUNNER,

7-letter words (3 found)

FENURON,FORERUN,NEURONE,

6-letter words (9 found)

FORREN,FRENNE,FROREN,FRORNE,FUNNER,FURORE,NEURON,RUNNER,UNFREE,

5-letter words (17 found)

ENURE,ENURN,ERROR,FERER,FOUER,FREER,FREON,FRERE,FRORE,FRORN,FUERO,FUROR,REFER,RENNE,RERUN,RONNE,ROUEN,

4-letter words (30 found)

ENUF,ERNE,EURO,FEEN,FEER,FERE,FERN,FOEN,FONE,FORE,FOUR,FREE,FROE,FURR,NENE,NEON,NONE,NOUN,NURR,ONER,ORFE,OURN,REEF,REEN,RENO,RONE,RORE,ROUE,RUER,RUNE,

3-letter words (38 found)

EEN,ENE,EON,ERE,ERF,ERN,ERR,FEE,FEN,FER,FEU,FOE,FON,FOR,FOU,FRO,FUN,FUR,NEE,NEF,NON,NOR,NUN,NUR,ONE,ORE,ORF,OUR,REE,REF,REN,REO,ROE,RUE,RUN,UFO,URE,URN,

2-letter words (17 found)

EE,EF,EN,ER,FE,FU,NE,NO,NU,OE,OF,ON,OR,OU,RE,UN,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 116 words from forerunner according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of forerunner

forerunner

Etymology

From Middle English forrenner, foreriner. Calque of Latin praecursor (“one who runs before, a forerunner”). Equivalent to fore- +‎ runner and/or forerun +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

forerunner (plural forerunners)

  1. A runner at the front or ahead.
  2. (sports) By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
  3. A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
  4. A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
    Bakelite is a forerunner of today's plastics.
  5. (philately) A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.

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References

  • Middle English Dictionary

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