fort: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with F · ends with T
Meaning of fort
noun
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
Any permanent army post.
A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games.
Example: The kids built a fort out of chairs and pillows.
- historical
An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
Listed forms: forts.
Source: Wiktionary — fort.
verb
To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
Listed forms: forts, forting, forted.
Source: Wiktionary — fort.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for fort.
noun
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
noun
a fortified defensive structure
verb
gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
- fort up
verb
enclose by or as if by a fortification
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fort in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of fort
F(4) + O(1) + R(1) + T(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of fort
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from fort
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in fort. Showing up to 24, longest first.