foreign F₄O₁R₁E₁I₁G₂N₁

FOREIGN is a familiar seven-letter word with a tile score concentrated in its F: that tile supplies four of the total 11 points. G adds two, and each of the other five tiles adds one. The word has no recorded anagrams and only one recorded one-letter neighbour, COREIGN.

FOREIGN at a glance

• FOREIGN has seven letters and a base Scrabble score of 11 points.
• F is worth four points; G is worth two.
• O, R, E, I and N are each worth one point.
• No anagrams are recorded for FOREIGN.
• COREIGN is its sole recorded one-letter neighbour.

What does FOREIGN mean?

FOREIGN describes something from another country or located outside the place being discussed. It can also describe a person from another country. The word appears as an adjective in phrases such as “foreign language” and “foreign policy.”

The meaning depends on the point of view: a country’s own language is domestic, while a language from elsewhere is foreign. FOREIGN is included in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE.

How does FOREIGN score in Scrabble?

FOREIGN scores 11 points before board bonuses. F contributes four points and G contributes two; O, R, E, I and N contribute five more points altogether. That makes the F the tile to protect if you are weighing a play against another use of your rack.

Playing all seven letters from a full rack earns the Scrabble bingo bonus of 50 points. FOREIGN would then score 61 before any premiums on the board. The bonus comes from using the full rack, not from FOREIGN having a special word value.

Does FOREIGN have anagrams or close neighbours?

No anagrams are recorded for FOREIGN, so rearranging all seven letters does not produce another entry in its anagram set. The letters include three vowels, O, E and I, alongside four consonants, F, R, G and N.

Changing one letter gives just one recorded neighbour: COREIGN. That is a much narrower set than the word’s familiar meaning might suggest. COREIGN is an uncommon-looking play, so check your game's word list before relying on it.