forefather

/foʊr,fɑðər/ noun
10 letters3 syllables19 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1

The founder of a family.

“keep the faith of our forefathers”

2

Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group.

“our forefathers brought forth a great nation”

WORD FORMS
Starts withF
Ends withR
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinorefatherfay
Starts & ends withF … R
Syllablesfore · fa · ther
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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