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/fɹʌnt/
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FRONT meaning: the foremost side or main-entry side of something; FRONT scores 8 Scrabble points and is a Wordle answer.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

  2. The side of a building with the main entrance.

    “I'll go out the front, and you go out the back.”

  3. A field of activity.

  4. A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

    “Near-synonyms: frontperson, frontman, front man”

Adjective 3 meanings

  1. Located at or near the front.

    “The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.”

  2. Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).

    “The English word dress has a front vowel in most dialects.”

  3. Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.

  2. To face, be opposite to.

  3. To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.

  4. To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. Used to summon a worker on duty, such as a bellhop.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English front, frunt, frount, from Old French front, frunt, from Latin frōns, frontem (“forehead”). Doublet of frons.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
frontpersonfrontmanforeforwardfirstleadprompt
Opposite
backrearlast

FRONT is a familiar five-letter word with several related meanings: a side that faces forward, a building’s main entrance side, or the public face of an organization. In Scrabble, its F is the scoring standout, while the other four tiles are worth one point each. The letters cannot be rearranged into another word in the listed word sets.

FRONT at a glance

  • FRONT has five letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble.
  • F is worth 4 points; R, O, N, and T each add 1.
  • FRONT is both an allowed guess and an answer in Wordle.
  • No anagrams appear in Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE.
  • FROST, FROND, and FRONS are its three one-letter neighbors.

What does FRONT mean?

FRONT most often means the foremost side of something, or the side facing the direction it normally moves. A “front door” is the main entrance, and the front of a building is the side where that entrance is found.

The word also names a field of activity, as in “the research front,” or a person or group serving as another organization’s public face. Those senses share the idea of being in a visible or leading position, rather than referring only to physical orientation.

FRONT meaning for word games and wordplay

For Scrabble, FRONT’s 8-point face value comes from the F; the remaining tiles contribute 4 points altogether. That makes the opening F the key tile to protect or place on a premium square. The face value does not include board bonuses.

FRONT is a Wordle answer, so it is more than a permitted guess. Its three one-letter neighbors are FROST, FROND, and FRONS; each differs from FRONT by one letter. There are no anagrams, so changing the order of these five letters will not produce another entry in the listed sets.

Twelve words rhyme with FRONT, including FONT, WONT, and AFFRONT. The rhyme group also includes longer compounds such as WATERFRONT and STOREFRONT, so a matching ending does not guarantee the same word length or game fit.

Rhymes with front

All rhymes
  • WONT7
  • CONFRONT13
  • FONT7
  • WATERFRONT16
  • FOREFRONT15
  • UPFRONT12
  • PONT6
  • PIEDMONT13
  • AFFRONT13
  • STOREFRONT13
  • BEACHFRONT20
  • RIVERFRONT16

One letter away

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Questions people ask

How many points is FRONT worth in Scrabble?
FRONT is worth 8 points before any board bonuses. Its F is worth 4 points, while R, O, N, and T are worth 1 point each. A premium letter or word square can change the turn’s total, but not the tiles’ face values.
Is FRONT a Wordle answer?
Yes, FRONT is included as a Wordle answer and is also an allowed guess. It has five letters, with no repeated tiles. Its three one-letter neighbors are FROST, FROND, and FRONS, which differ from FRONT by one letter.
Can you make an anagram of FRONT?
No anagrams of FRONT appear in Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE. That means rearranging F, R, O, N, and T does not form another listed word in those sets. The similar-looking options FROST and FROND are neighbors, not anagrams.

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