FORMIDABLE

10 letters, 18 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What FORMIDABLE Means

adjective: extremely impressive in strength or excellence“a formidable opponent”
adjective: inspiring fear“the formidable prospect of major surgery”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FORMIDABLE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 O1 R1 M3 I1 D2 A1 B3 L1 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In FORMIDABLE

844 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (1)

8 letter words (8)

AMBEROID BIFORMED BROMELIA FORBIDAL FORDABLE FORELAID FORELIMB FORMABLE

7 letter words (36)

6 letter words (144)

ABIDER ADMIRE AFIELD ALBEDO AMBLED AMBLER AMIDOL ARILED BAILED BAILER BAILOR BALDER BALDIE BALMED BARDIE BARFED BARMIE BEDLAM BEDRAL BEFOAM BELDAM BEMOIL BIFOLD BIFORM BIRLED BLADER BLAMED BLAMER BLARED BOILED BOILER BOLDER BOLIDE BORDEL BOREAL BORIDE BORMED BRAIDE BRIDAL BRIDLE BROMAL BROMID DEFOAM DEFORM DERAIL DERMAL DIABLE DIALER DIMBLE DOABLE DOMIER DORMIE EIDOLA EMBAIL EMBOIL EMBOLI FABLED FABLER FADIER FAIBLE FAILED FAIRED FARDEL FARMED FEDORA FEMORA FEODAL FERBAM FERIAL FIBRED FILMED FILMER FIMBLE FIRMED FLAMBE FLAMED FLAMER FLARED FLORAE FLORID FOALED FOAMED FOAMER FOIBLE FOILED FOLDER FOLIAR FORBAD FORBID FORMAL FORMED FRAMED LABRID LAIRED LAMBED LAMBER LAMBIE LAROID LIBERO LIBRAE LIMBED LIMBER LOADER LOAFED LOAFER LOAMED MAELID MAILED MAILER MALFED MARBLE MARLED MEDIAL MEDLAR MELOID MILDER MILORD MOBILE MOBLED MOIDER MOILED MOILER MOLDER MORALE MORBID OBELIA ORDEAL RADOME RAILED RAMBLE REBOIL REDIAL REFILM REFOLD RELAID RELOAD REMAIL REMOLD RIBALD RIFLED ROADIE ROAMED ROILED ROLFED

5 letter words (202)

ABIDE ABLED ABLER ABODE ABOIL ABORD ABORE ABRIM ADOBE ADORE AFIRE AFORE AIDER AILED AIMED AIMER AIRED ALDER ALOED AMBER AMBLE AMIDE AMIDO AMOLE ARDEB ARIEL ARLED ARMED ARMIL AROID BALED BALER BARDE BARDO BARED BEARD BEDIM BELAR BEMAD BIDER BIELD BILED BIOME BIRLE BLADE BLAER BLAME BLARE BLEAR BLORE BOARD BODLE BOLAR BORAL BORDE BORED BOREL BRAID BRAIL BRAME BREAD BREAM BREID BRIDE BRIEF BROAD BROIL BROME DEAIR DEBAR DEMOB DERMA DIMER DIRAM DOBIE DOBLA DOBRA DOLIA DOLMA DOMAL DORBA DRAIL DREAM DROIL DROLE DROME ELIAD EMAIL EMBAR ERBIA FABLE FADER FAMED FARED FARLE FELID FEMAL FERAL FERIA FERMI FIBER FIBRE FIBRO FIELD FILAR FILED FILER FIORD FIRED FLAIR FLAME FLARE FLEAM FLIED FLIER FLORA FOLIA FOLIE FORAM FOREL FORME FRAIL FRAIM FRAME FREMD FRIED IDEAL IDLER IDOLA IMBAR IMBED IRADE LABOR LADER LAIRD LAMED LAMER LIARD LIBER LIBRA LIDAR LIFER LIMBA LIMBO LIMED LOBAR LOBED LOMED MADRE MAERL MAILE MAIRE MARID MARLE MBIRA MEDAL MEDIA MELBA MERIL MILER MILOR MIRED MOBIE MOBLE MODAL MODEL MODER MOIRA MOIRE MOLAR MORAE MORAL MOREL MORIA OARED OBELI OBIED OILED OILER OLDER OLDIE OMBER OMBRE ORBED OREAD ORIEL RABID RADIO RAILE RAMIE REALM REALO REBID REDIA REOIL RIFLE RILED RIMAE RIMED ROBED ROBLE ROMAL

4 letter words (272)

ABED ABID ABLE ABRI AERO AFRO AIDE ALBE ALEF ALIF ALME ALOD ALOE AMBO AMID AMIE AMIR ARED ARID ARIL ARLE BADE BAEL BAIL BALD BALE BALM BARD BARE BARF BARM BEAD BEAM BEAR BEMA BERM BIDE BIER BILE BIMA BIRD BIRL BIRO BLAD BLAE BLAM BLED BOAR BODE BOIL BOLA BOLD BOLE BOMA BORA BORD BORE BORM BRAD BRAE BRED BREI BRIE BRIM BRIO BROD DALE DALI DAME DARB DARE DARI DEAF DEAL DEAR DEFI DEFO DEIF DEIL DELF DELI DELO DEMO DERM DERO DIAL DIEB DIEL DIME DIOL DIRE DIRL DOAB DOER DOLE DOME DORB DORE DORM DRAB DRAM DRIB EARD EARL EILD EMIR EORL FADE FADO FAIL FAIR FAME FARD FARE FARL FARM FARO FEAL FEAR FEOD FERM FIAR FIDO FIER FILA FILE FILM FILO FIRE FIRM FLAB FLAM FLEA FLED FLIM FLIR FLOB FLOE FLOR FOAL FOAM FOID FOIL FOLD FORA FORB FORD FORE FORM FRAB FRAE FRIB FROE FROM IAMB IDEA IDEM IDLE IDOL ILEA IRED LADE LAER LAID LAIR LAMB LAME LARD LARE LARI LEAD LEAF LEAM LEAR LEIR LIAR LIDO LIED LIEF LIER LIFE LIMA LIMB LIME LIMO LIRA LIRE LOAD LOAF LOAM LOBE LOBI LODE LOID LOIR LOMA LOME LORD LORE MABE MADE MAID MAIL MAIR MALE MALI MARD MARE MARL MEAD MEAL MELA MELD MERI MERL MILD MILE MILO MIRE MIRO MOAI MOBE MODE MODI MOER MOIL MOLA MOLD MOLE MORA MORE OBIA ODAL ODEA OLDE OLEA OLID OMER ORAD ORAL ORFE ORLE RABI RADE RAID RAIL RALE RAMI READ REAL REAM REDO REIF RIAD RIAL RIBA RIDE RIEL RIEM RIFE RILE RIMA RIME ROAD ROAM ROBE RODE ROED ROIL ROLE ROLF ROMA

3 letter words (140)

ABO ADO AID AIL AIM AIR ALB ALE ALF AME AMI ARB ARD ARE ARF ARM BAD BAL BAM BAR BED BEL BID BIO BOA BOD BOI BOR BRA BRO DAB DAE DAL DAM DEB DEF DEI DEL DIB DIE DIF DIM DOB DOE DOF DOL DOM DOR EAR ELD ELF ELM EMF EMO ERA ERF ERM FAB FAD FAE FAR FED FEM FER FIB FID FIE FIL FIR FOB FOE FOR FRA FRO IDE IRE LAB LAD LAM LAR LEA LED LEI LIB LID LIE LOB LOD LOR MAD MAE MAL MAR MED MEL MIB MID MIL MIR MOA MOB MOD MOE MOI MOL MOR OAF OAR OBA OBE OBI ODA ODE OIL OLD OLE OLM ORA ORB ORD ORE ORF RAD RAI RAM REB RED REF REI REM REO RIA RIB RID RIF RIM ROB ROD ROE ROM

2 letter words (41)

AB AD AE AI AL AM AR BA BE BI BO DA DE DI DO EA ED EF EL EM ER FA FE ID IF IO LA LI LO MA ME MI MO OB OD OE OF OI OM OR RE

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