Forgery

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A fraudulent copy or imitation of a document, artwork, or signature presented as though it were genuine.

“The painting was exposed as a forgery after analysis of the pigments revealed their modern origin.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

for·ger·y

Related Words

Synonyms

counterfeit

Antonyms

originalgenuine article

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Wordle

FOR- prefix and ends in -ERY, Y at the end can be tricky to guess in Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points with G at two points and Y at four points both contributing

Words Related to Forgery

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Words you can make from Forgery

Shorter words formed from the letters in “forgery”.

forger ferry fogey forge foyer freyr frore frory fryer gofer gorer gorry refry roger ergo ferr foge fogy fore frey froe frog gery goer

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