Is EFFULGENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EFFULGENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EFFULGENT mean?
- adjective
radiating or as if radiating light
“the beaming sun”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + F (4) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for EFFULGENT
EFFULGENT has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from EFFULGENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- effluent14
- effulge14
- fulgent11
- guff11
- teenful10
- engulf10
- luff10
- nuff10
- teff10
- tuff10
- fluent9
- netful9
- unfelt9
- flung9
- fugle9
- eff9
- fleet8
- flute8
- gulf8
- englut7
- gentle7
- gluten7
- lungee7
- enuf7
- feel7
- feet7
- felt7
- fete7
- flee7
- flue7
- fuel7
- left7
- fug7
- eluent6
- genet6
- gleet6
- glute6
- lunge6
- tenge6
- eft6
- elf6
- fee6
- fen6
- fet6
- feu6
- flu6
- fun6
- elute5
- lunet5
- unlet5
- gelt5
- gene5
- gent5
- genu5
- glee5
- glen5
- glue5
- glut5
- luge5
- lung5
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