forte

forte is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, adjective & adjectivedverb, adjective, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The strong point; that in which one excels. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 8 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The strong point; that in which one excels.
2. noun. The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.
3. adjective & adjectivedverb. Loudly; strongly; powerfully.
4. noun. the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
5. noun. (music) loud

   Synonyms: fortissimo

6. noun. an asset of special worth or utility

   "cooking is his forte"

   Synonyms: metier, speciality, specialty, strength

7. adjective. used chiefly as a direction or description in music

   "the forte passages in the composition"

   Synonyms: loud

8. adverb. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

   Synonyms: loudly

Synonyms

fortissimo, metier, speciality, specialty, strength, loud, loudly

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in forte:

fetor, foret, ofter

Common word forms

fortes

Words from these letters

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