forfend

Verb

Verb Forms: forfended, forfending, forfends

To ward off, prevent, or protect from harm or evil.
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.

Examples

May the Scrabble gods FORFEND that I draw only vowels on my next turn.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English forfenden (“to ward off, protect, prohibit”), equivalent to for- + fend.

Synonyms

avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

forfend: valid Words With Friends Word