Forfeit

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Something surrendered or lost as a penalty resulting from a mistake, offence, or breach of rules.

“The club lost the match by forfeit when they failed to field a full team on time.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈfɔrfɪt/

Syllables

for·feit

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Synonyms

forfeituresacrifice waive forgo foregoconfiscateforfeited

Antonyms

claim

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains two Fs at positions one and five, a distinctive double-F pattern to target

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points with two F tiles each worth four points making this a strong play

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “forfeit”.

effort ferio fetor fifer foeti foret forte freit offer ofter reffo refit feif fief fife fifo fiot fire fore fort fret frit froe frot

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