forestall
/foʊr'stɔl/
verb
9 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time.
2
Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.
WORD FORMS
Related formforestalling
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinorestallfay
Starts & ends withF … L
Syllablesfore · stall
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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