Foreign
/ˈfɒɹən/
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters
Definition of Foreign
noun
adjective
- Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
"He liked visiting foreign cities."
- Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.
"There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started."
- Relating to a different nation.
"foreign policy; foreign navies"
- Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system.
"foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species"
- (with to, formerly with from) Alien; strange.
"It was completely foreign to their way of thinking."
Anagrams of Foreign
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
f4
o1
r1
e1
i1
g2
n1
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Foreign
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Foreign"
Foreign is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Foreign" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "foreign" is a medium-scoring word.