Definition of FORTY

forty

Plural: forties

Noun

  • The cardinal number equivalent to the product of four and ten.
  • the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
  • A bottle (of beer) containing forty fluid ounces.

Adjective Satellite

  • being ten more than thirty

Num

  • The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.

Adj

  • Resembling or characteristic of a fort.

Examples

  • Playing ’FORTY’ on a triple word square would be a strong move for any Scrabble player.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fourti, feortiȝ, from Old English fēowertiġ, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz (“forty”).

Synonyms

40, twoscore, XL, xl

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

forty: valid Words With Friends Word