Front
/fɹʌnt/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Front
noun
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- A field of activity.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
"Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia."
- The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
verb
adjective
- Located at or near the front.
"The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor."
- Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
"The English word dress has a front vowel in most dialects."
Anagrams of Front
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
f4
r1
o1
n1
t1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Front
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Front"
Front is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Front" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "front" is a low-scoring word.