foreclose

VERB /foʊr'kloʊz/

9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F

foreclose is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

F4O1R1E1C3L1O1S1E1

4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42

MEANING

What does foreclose mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES

Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.

SYNONYMS

NARROWER

Subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage.

BROADER