forby

Adj

Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.

Adv

Past; by; beyond.
Uncommonly; exceptionally.

Prep

Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.
Past; gone by; over.
Near; beside; by, close to.
On one side; out of the way.
Besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention.
With the exception of; not taking into account.

Preposition

Close by or near; besides or in addition to.

Examples

He was forby kind.
He's a forbye man.
The tiles lay forby the triple word score, just out of reach for a perfect play.
There was other six forby me.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English forby, forbi, of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, equivalent to fore- + by. Compare Saterland Frisian foarbie (“beyond, past”), West Frisian foarby (“over, beyond, past”), Dutch voorbij (“beyond, past”), Low German vörbi, vörbie (“over, up, gone, finished, past”), German vorbei (“over, gone, past”), Danish forbi, Swedish förbi. More at fore, by.

Synonyms

barring, beyond, except, except for, in addition to, next to, on top of, save for

Scrabble Score: 13

forby: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
forby: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
forby: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

forby: valid Words With Friends Word