forbear
VERBNOUN
/fɔr'bɜr/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F
forbear is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1R1B3E1A1R1
4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does forbear mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Refrain from doing.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Resist doing something.
“she could not forbear weeping”
SYNONYMS
NARROWER
RELATED
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A person from whom you are descended.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of forbear
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