Is EMBELLISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMBELLISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMBELLISHED mean?
Embellished is a form of EMBELLISH.
- 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
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 19 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 EMBELLISHED
EMBELLISHED 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 EMBELLISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blemished17
- embellish16
- blemish14
- beslimed13
- besmiled13
- shlemiel13
- dishelm13
- beheld12
- helmed12
- meshed12
- beslime11
- besmile11
- shelled11
- shilled11
- bedims11
- embeds11
- imbeds11
- limbed11
- libelees10
- bedells10
- beedies10
- bellied10
- delimes10
- edibles10
- libeled10
- smelled10
- beseem10
- delish10
- heeled10
- heiled10
- helled10
- hilled10
- shield10
- bedim10
- embed10
- helms10
- hemes10
- imbed10
- bellies9
- libelee9
- bedell9
- bedels9
- belied9
- belled9
- beside9
- bields9
- billed9
- bleeds9
- delime9
- demies9
- demise9
- edible9
- melled9
- milled9
- misled9
- seemed9
- slimed9
- smiled9
- deshi9
- heeds9
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