front
front is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does front mean?
The side that is forward or prominent.
The outward appearance of a person.
“he put up a bold front”
The part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer.
“he walked to the front of the stage”
The side that is seen or that goes first.
A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
“he led the national liberation front”
The immediate proximity of someone or something.
“he was well behaved in front of company”
The line along which opposing armies face each other.
A sphere of activity involving effort.
“the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front”
“they advertise on many different fronts”
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses.
Relating to or located in the front.
“the front lines”
“the front porch”
Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to.
Confront bodily.