Definitions For Forestallment
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 Forestallment a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
NO
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
NO
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
NO
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
22
The word Forestallment is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Forestallment 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.