Is FOR a Scrabble word?
Yes. FOR is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Towards; in the direction of.
Conjunction 1 meaning
Because.
“I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.”
Preposition 4 meanings
Towards; in the direction of.
“The astronauts headed for the moon.”
Leading towards in time or circumstance.
“We're heading for bankruptcy.”
Directed at; intended to belong to.
“I have something for you.”
In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
“Everything I do, I do for you.”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.g. Spanish por (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).
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FOR at a glance
FOR has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + R 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #9 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -FOR
More endings- THEREFOR14
- WHEREFOR17
- FEOFFOR16
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