Definitions For Forestalling
noun
- The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
verb
- To stop (something) from happening or to cause (something) to happen at a later time
- To act before (someone else) in order to prevent something
Is Forestallings a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
NO
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
21
The word Forestalling is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Forestalling in a Sentence
- Negotiations failed to forestall the conflict.
- His comments were meant to forestall criticism of his proposal.
- He forestalled critics by offering a defense of the project.