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Words containing FOR

Words that have the letters FOR in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,266 playable words containing FOR in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is AFFORDABILITIES. The highest-scoring is FORMULARIZATION, worth 29 points.

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Popular words containing FOR

STRAIGHTFORWARD25
UNCOMFORTABLE23
COMFORTABLY22
FORTHCOMING21
PERFORMANCES21
AFOREMENTIONED20
COMFORTABLE20
INFORMATIVE20
PERFORMANCE20
UNFORTUNATELY20
HENCEFORTH19
TRANSFORMATION19
BEFOREHAND18
FORBIDDING18
FORGIVING18
FORWARDING18
PERFORMING18
TRANSFORMING18

Highest-scoring words containing FOR

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

FORMULARIZATION29
DEFORMALIZING28
FORMULARIZING28
INFUNDIBULIFORM28
DEFORMALIZED27
FORMALIZABLE27
FORMULARIZED27
FORMULARIZERS27
FORETHOUGHTFUL27
FORMALIZATIONS27
UNINFORMATIVELY27
FORMALIZATION26

3-letter words containing FOR (1)

FOR6

4-letter words containing FOR (7)

FORA7
FORB9
FORD8
FORE7
FORK10
FORM9
FORT7

5-letter words containing FOR (20)

AFORE8
FORAM10
FORAY10
FORBS10
FORBY12
FORCE10
FORDO9
FORDS9
FORES8
FORGE9
FORGO9
FORKS11
FORKY13
FORME10
FORMS10
FORTE8
FORTH10
FORTS8
FORTY10
FORUM11

6-letter words containing FOR (47)

AFFORD13
BEFORE11
BIFORM13
DEFORM12
EFFORT12
FORAGE10
FORAMS11
FORAYS11
FORBAD12
FORBID12
FORBYE13
FORCED12
FORCER11
FORCES11
FORDED11
FORDID11
FOREBY13
FOREDO10
FOREGO10
FOREST9
FORGAT10
FORGED11
FORGER10
FORGES10
FORGET10
FORGOT10
FORINT9
FORKED13
FORKER12
FORMAL11
FORMAT11
FORMED12
FORMEE11
FORMER11
FORMES11
FORMIC13
FORMOL11
FORMYL13
FORNIX15
FORRIT9
FORTES9
FORTIS9
FORUMS12
FORWHY16
INFORM11
OXFORD16
REFORM11

7-letter words containing FOR (95)

AFFORDS14
ALFORJA18
COMFORT14
CONFORM14
DEFORMS13
EFFORTS13
ENFORCE12
FEOFFOR16
FORAGED12
FORAGER11
FORAGES11
FORAYED13
FORBADE13
FORBEAR12
FORBIDS13
FORBORE12
FORCEPS14
FORCING13
FORDING12
FOREARM12
FOREIGN11
FORELEG11
FOREMAN12
FOREMEN12
FOREPAW15
FORESAW13
FORESEE10
FORESTS10
FOREVER14
FORFEIT13
FORGAVE15
FORGERS11
FORGERY13
FORGETS11
FORGING12
FORGIVE15
FORGOES11
FORGONE11
FORKFUL17
FORKING14
FORLORN10
FORMALS12
FORMATS12
FORMFUL16
FORMING13
FORMULA13
FORSAKE13
FORSOOK13
FORTIES10
FORTIFY15
FORTUNE11
FORWARD14
FORWENT13
HAYFORK17
INFORMS12
OVIFORM16
OXFORDS17
PERFORM14
REFORMS12
UNIFORM13

The 60 most common shown, 35 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing FOR (220)

AFFORDED16
COMFORTS15
CONFORMS15
DEFORMED15
ENFORCED14
ENFORCES13
FORAGING13
FORAYING14
FORBEARS13
FORBORNE13
FORCEFUL17
FORCIBLE15
FORCIBLY17
FOREARMS13
FOREBODE14
FORECAST13
FOREGOES12
FOREGONE12
FOREHEAD14
FORELEGS12
FOREMOST13
FORENSIC13
FOREPLAY15
FORESEEN11
FORESEES11
FORESKIN14
FORESTED12
FORESTRY13
FORETELL11
FORETOLD12
FOREWARN14
FOREWENT14
FOREWORD15
FORFEITS14
FORGIVEN16
FORGIVES16
FORGOING13
FORMALLY15
FORMERLY15
FORMLESS13
FORMULAE14
FORMULAS14
FORSAKEN14
FORSAKES14
FORSWEAR14
FORSWORE14
FORSWORN14
FORTIETH13
FORTUNES12
FORWARDS15
INFORMAL13
INFORMED14
INFORMER13
PERFORMS15
PLATFORM15
REFORMAT13
REFORMED14
REFORMER13
UNIFORMS14
WAVEFORM20

The 60 most common shown, 160 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing FOR (220)

AFFORDING17
COMFORTED17
CONFORMED17
DEFORMING16
DEFORMITY17
ENFORCING15
FORBIDDEN16
FOREARMED15
FOREBODED16
FOREBODES15
FORECASTS14
FOREFRONT15
FOREGOING14
FOREHEADS15
FOREIGNER13
FORENSICS14
FORESIGHT15
FORESKINS15
FOREWARNS15
FOREWORDS16
FORFEITED16
FORGETFUL17
FORGIVING18
FORGOTTEN13
FORMALISE14
FORMALITY16
FORMALIZE22
FORMATION14
FORMATIVE18
FORMATTED15
FORMULATE15
FORSAKING16
FORSWEARS15
FORTHWITH19
FORTIETHS14
FORTIFIED16
FORTIFIES15
FORTITUDE14
FORTNIGHT15
FORTUNATE13
FORWARDED17
FORWARDER16
INFORMANT14
INFORMERS14
INFORMING15
MALFORMED17
MISINFORM16
PERFORATE14
PERFORMED17
PERFORMER16
PITCHFORK21
PLATFORMS16
REFORMERS14
REFORMING15
REINFORCE14
THEREFORE14
TRANSFORM14
UNIFORMED16
UNIFORMLY17
WORKFORCE20

The 60 most common shown, 160 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing FOR (197)

AFFORDABLE19
BEFOREHAND18
CHLOROFORM19
COMFORTING18
CONFORMING18
CONFORMITY19
CRUCIFORMS20
DISCOMFORT18
EFFORTLESS16
FORBEARING16
FORBIDDING18
FORCEFULLY21
FOREARMING16
FOREBODING17
FOREFATHER18
FOREFINGER17
FOREFRONTS16
FOREGROUND16
FOREIGNERS14
FORERUNNER14
FORESEEING14
FORESHADOW19
FORESTALLS13
FORETASTED14
FORETASTES13
FOREWARNED17
FORFEITING17
FORGETTING15
FORMALISED16
FORMALISES15
FORMALIZED24
FORMALIZES23
FORMATIONS15
FORMATTING16
FORMIDABLE18
FORMULATED17
FORMULATES16
FORTHRIGHT18
FORTIFYING19
FORTRESSES13
FORTUITOUS15
FORWARDEST17
FORWARDING18
HENCEFORTH19
INFORMALLY17
INFORMANTS15
MISFORTUNE16
MISINFORMS17
PERFORATED16
PERFORATES15
PERFORMERS17
PERFORMING18
PITCHFORKS22
REINFORCED16
REINFORCES15
TRANSFORMS15
UNFORESEEN14
UNIFORMING17
UNIFORMITY18
UNINFORMED17

The 60 most common shown, 137 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing FOR (158)

AFFORESTING18
CHLOROFORMS20
COMFORTABLE20
COMFORTABLY22
CONFORMANCE20
CONFORMISTS18
DEFORMATION17
DEFORMITIES17
DISCOMFORTS19
ENFORCEABLE18
ENFORCEMENT18
FORBEARANCE18
FOREBODINGS18
FORECASTING17
FORECLOSING17
FOREFATHERS19
FOREFINGERS18
FOREGROUNDS17
FORERUNNERS15
FORESEEABLE16
FORESHADOWS20
FORESTALLED15
FORETASTING15
FORETELLING15
FORETHOUGHT20
FOREVERMORE20
FOREWARNING18
FORGATHERED18
FORGETFULLY21
FORGIVENESS19
FORMALISING17
FORMALITIES16
FORMALIZING25
FORMULATING18
FORMULATION17
FORSWEARING18
FORTHCOMING21
FORTNIGHTLY19
FORTUNATELY17
FORWARDNESS18
GODFORSAKEN19
INFORMALITY18
INFORMATION16
INFORMATIVE20
MISFORTUNES17
MISINFORMED19
OUTPERFORMS19
PERFORATING17
PERFORATION16
PERFORMANCE20
PITCHFORKED24
REFORMATION16
REFORMATORY18
REFORMATTED17
REINFORCING17
THENCEFORTH20
TRANSFORMED17
TRANSFORMER16
UNFORGIVING21
UNFORTUNATE16

The 60 most common shown, 98 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing FOR (107)

AFORETHOUGHT21
CARRYFORWARD23
CHLOROFORMED22
COMFORTINGLY22
CONFORMANCES21
CONFORMATION19
DEFORMALIZED27
DEFORMALIZES26
DEFORMATIONS18
DISCOMFORTED21
EFFORTLESSLY20
EPILEPTIFORM21
FLABELLIFORM22
FORBIDDANCES21
FORBIDDINGLY22
FORCEFULNESS21
FOREBODINGLY21
FORECHECKERS24
FORECHECKING25
FORECLOSURES18
FOREGATHERED19
FOREGROUNDED19
FOREHANDEDLY21
FOREORDAINED17
FOREQUARTERS24
FORESHADOWED22
FORESHORTENS17
FORESIGHTFUL22
FORESTALLING16
FORGATHERING19
FORMALDEHYDE23
FORMALIZABLE27
FORMLESSNESS17
FORMULARIZED27
FORMULARIZER26
FORMULARIZES26
FORMULATIONS18
FORTHRIGHTLY22
FORTUITOUSLY19
HENCEFORWARD23
MALFORMATION19
MISINFORMING20
MULTIFORMITY22
OUTPERFORMED21
OVERINFORMED22
PERFORATIONS17
PERFORMANCES21
PERFORMATIVE23
PITCHFORKING25
REFORMATIONS17
REFORMATTING18
REFORMULATED19
REFORMULATES18
THERMOFORMED22
TRANSFORMERS17
TRANSFORMING18
UNAFFORDABLE22
UNCONFORMITY22
UNFORGIVABLE23
UNFORTUNATES17

The 60 most common shown, 47 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,266 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.75%) are containing FOR. Most of them, 220, have 8 letters. 706 start with FOR, 3 end with it and 558 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing FOR?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,266 words containing FOR, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing FOR?

FORMULARIZATION, worth 29 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: DEFORMALIZING (28), FORMULARIZING (28) and INFUNDIBULIFORM (28).

What are the most common words containing FOR?

STRAIGHTFORWARD, UNCOMFORTABLE, COMFORTABLY, FORTHCOMING, PERFORMANCES and AFOREMENTIONED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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