tofore
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
Definition of tofore
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
prep
- (obsolete)Before.
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prep
- (obsolete)Before.
adv
-
(not-comparable, obsolete)Before, previously.
“Farewell, Lavinia, my noble sister ; O would thou wert as thou tofore hast been!”
conj
- (obsolete)Before.
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Etymology
From Middle English tofore, toforn, from Old English tōforan (“in front of”), from tō (“to”) + foran (“front, fore-part”, n.), dative case of fora (“front”). Compare Dutch tevoren (“previously”), German zuvor (“before, previously”). More at to, fore.
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