forestalling

NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

forestalling is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1R1E1S1T1A1L1L1I1N1G2
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does forestalling mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively.

SYNONYMS
OBVIATIONPRECLUSION
BROADER
BARPREVENTION
RELATED
FORESTALL