Definition of forswear

"forswear" in the verb sense

1. abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"

"She abjured her beliefs"

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Quotations for forswear

As waggish boys in games themselves forswear,
So the boy love is perjured everywhere. [ William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I. Sc.1 ]

Love bade me swear and Love bids me forswear.
O, sweet suggesting Love! [ William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona. Act II. Sc. 6 ]

forswear in Scrabble®

The word forswear is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters forswear:

FORSWEAR
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

foresaw

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word forswear

FORSWEAR
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In forswear

FORSWEAR
(162)
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(135)
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(108)
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forswear in Words With Friends™

The word forswear is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters forswear:

FORSWEAR
(132)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

foresaw

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word forswear

FORSWEAR
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In forswear

FORSWEAR
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FORESAW
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(98 = 63 + 35)
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FORSWEAR
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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WAFERS
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FORSWEAR
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Words within the letters of forswear

2 letter words in forswear (11 words)

6 letter words in forswear (5 words)

7 letter words in forswear (1 word)

8 letter words in forswear (1 word)

forswear + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence forswear

Words that start with forswear (5 words)

Words with forswear in them (1 word)

Words that end with forswear (1 word)

Word Growth involving forswear

Shorter words in forswear

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ar ear wear swear

we wear swear

Longer words containing forswear

forswearer forswearers

forswearing

forswears