foreword

Noun

An introductory section of a book, typically not written by the author.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

Examples

The FOREWORD to the Scrabble rulebook is often overlooked, but contains key insights.

Origin / Etymology

Morphologically fore- + word. Calque of German Vorwort, itself a calque of Latin praefatio (“preface”). Cognate with German Low German Vörwoord (“foreword”), Dutch voorwoord (“foreword”), West Frisian foarwurd (“foreword”), Danish forord (“preface; proviso”), Swedish förord (“foreword”). Compare also Old English forword, foreword (“proviso; condition”).

Synonyms

preface, prolusion, forespeech, foretale, foretalk, foreword

Antonyms

afterword, back matter, conclusion, endsay, epilogue, foreword, last word, postamble

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

foreword: valid Words With Friends Word