diff --git a/CoreWords.tl b/CoreWords.tl
index 5dfbf3a..a883c77 100644
--- a/CoreWords.tl
+++ b/CoreWords.tl
@@ -357,6 +357,24 @@ local function forthTo(e: Environment)
   e.toMode = true
 end
 
+local function forthValue(e: Environment)
+  local val = e.activeDataStack:pop() as any
+  helpers.skipSpaces(e)
+  local valName = helpers.parseToken(e)
+  local index = #e.values + 1
+  local getValue = function(e: Environment)
+    e.activeDataStack:push(e.values[index])
+  end
+  local setValue = function(e: Environment)
+    local newValue = e.activeDataStack:pop()
+    e.values[index] = newValue
+  end
+  defineWord(e.dictionaries[1], valName, getValue, false, setValue)
+  e.values[index] = val
+end
+
+
+
 local function forth_local_(e: Environment)
   local localName = e.activeDataStack:pop() as string
   if localName == "" then
@@ -443,6 +461,8 @@ defineWord(CoreWords, "PARSE-NAME", parseName, true)
 defineWord(CoreWords, "EMPTYS", emptys, true)
 defineWord(CoreWords, "\"\"", emptys, false)
 
+defineWord(CoreWords, "VALUE", forthValue, false)
+
 defineWord(CoreWords,"<", cmplt, false)
 defineWord(CoreWords,"<=", cmplte, false)
 defineWord(CoreWords,"=", cmpe, false)
diff --git a/DataStructures.tl b/DataStructures.tl
index b046184..8b7ef19 100644
--- a/DataStructures.tl
+++ b/DataStructures.tl
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ local type DataStructures = record
     toMode: boolean
     locals: Dictionary
     localBuffer: {function(integer, Environment)}
+    values: {any}
   end
 
 end
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ function Environment:new(input: InputStream, dict: {Dictionary} ): Environment
       compileState = false,
       currentDefinition = {},
       locals = Dictionary:new(),
-      localBuffer = {}
+      localBuffer = {},
+      values = {}
     } as Environment,
     state_mt)
 end