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Is forgo a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word forgo is a Scrabble US word. The word forgo is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is forgo a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word forgo is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is forgo a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word forgo is a Words With Friends word. The word forgo is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

FORGO,GROOF,

4-letter words (4 found)

FROG,GOOF,GOOR,ROOF,

3-letter words (11 found)

FOG,FOO,FOR,FRO,GOO,GOR,OOF,OOR,ORF,ORG,ROO,

2-letter words (4 found)

GO,OF,OO,OR,

You can make 21 words from forgo according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of forgo

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word forgo. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in forgo.

Definitions and meaning of forgo

forgo

Alternative forms

  • forego (proscribed)

Etymology

From Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”); equivalent to for- +‎ go.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fɔːˈɡəʊ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/
  • Rhymes: (UK) -əʊ, (General American) -oʊ

Verb

forgo (third-person singular simple present forgoes, present participle forgoing, simple past forwent, past participle forgone) (transitive)

  1. To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
  2. To do without, to abandon, to renounce.
  3. To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with forego (“go before”), though forego (“do without”) is also sometimes used as an alternative spelling of forgo.

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References

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

Anagrams

  • go for

Source: wiktionary.org