Is EMBELLISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMBELLISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMBELLISHES mean?
Embellishes 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
18
Scrabble
21
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) + S (1) = 18 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 EMBELLISHES
EMBELLISHES 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 EMBELLISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blemishes16
- embellish16
- shlemiels14
- blemish14
- helmless13
- shlemiel13
- beslimes12
- besmiles12
- limbless12
- heelless11
- beseems11
- beslime11
- besmile11
- bishes11
- meshes11
- libelees10
- limeless10
- beseem10
- helms10
- hemes10
- shims10
- bellies9
- libelee9
- shells9
- shiels9
- shills9
- limbs9
- bish9
- helm9
- heme9
- hems9
- hims9
- mesh9
- shim9
- belies8
- belles8
- elemis8
- emeses8
- emesis8
- libels8
- melees8
- milles8
- missel8
- slimes8
- smells8
- smiles8
- heels8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- shell8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shill8
- limb8
- mibs8
- hem8
- him8
- meh8
- belie7
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