Is EMBELLISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMBELLISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMBELLISH mean?
- verb
add details to
- verb
be beautiful to look at
“Flowers adorned the tables everywhere”
- verb
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
“Decorate the room for the party”
- verb
make more beautiful
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 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 EMBELLISH
EMBELLISH 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 EMBELLISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blemish14
- shlemiel13
- beslime11
- besmile11
- helms10
- hemes10
- bellies9
- limbs9
- bish9
- helm9
- heme9
- hems9
- hims9
- mesh9
- shim9
- belies8
- belles8
- elemis8
- libels8
- milles8
- heels8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- shell8
- shiel8
- shill8
- limb8
- mibs8
- hem8
- him8
- meh8
- belie7
- belle7
- bells7
- biles7
- bills7
- elemi7
- libel7
- limes7
- mells7
- miles7
- mille7
- mills7
- slime7
- smell7
- smile7
- elhi7
- heel7
- heil7
- hell7
- hies7
- hill7
- mib7
- hm7
- bees6
- bell6
- bels6
- bile6
- bill6
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