Forbids

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of forbid, meaning officially or authoritatively commands that something must not occur.

“The school policy forbids the use of mobile phones in classrooms.”

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Synonyms

prohibitsbans barsoutlawsvetoes

Antonyms

permits allowsauthorises

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Wordle

FOR- prefix and ends in -IDS, B in the middle is a less frequent Wordle letter

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points with B at three points providing a useful boost

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “forbids”.

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