forehand
Forehand can refer to (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash). Forehand is also used as adjective, with meanings including (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke.
Length
8
Scrabble
15
WWF
15
Starts
FO
Ends
AND
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “FOREHAND” Mean?
/fɔːhænd/
forehand has 2 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sense(of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
Synonyms
Noun
1 sense(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Synonyms for FOREHAND
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
(of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
Length
8 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
D
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
F, O, R, E, H, A, N, D
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★FOREHAND has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FOREHAND is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆FOREHAND can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
FO, OR, RE, EH, HA, AN, ND
Trigrams
FOR, ORE, REH, EHA, HAN, AND
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