EMBELLISHES is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EMBELLISHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBELLISHES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBELLISHES is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBELLISHES
No single letter turns EMBELLISHES into another word.
How EMBELLISHES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EMBELLISHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBELLISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMBELLISHES mean in Scrabble?
EMBELLISHES is the present-tense form of EMBELLISH used with he, she and it.
EMBELLISH(verb) — To make something more attractive by adding decoration, or to make a story more interesting with extra details.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBELLISHES
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Common questions about EMBELLISHES
- Is EMBELLISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBELLISHES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBELLISHES worth?
- EMBELLISHES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBELLISHES?
- No single letter can be added to EMBELLISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EMBELLISHES:
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