Is FLOURISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FLOURISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FLOURISH mean?
- verb
grow vigorously
“The deer population in this town is thriving”
- noun
a showy gesture
“she entered with a great flourish”
- verb
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
“The new student is thriving”
- noun
an ornamental embellishment in writing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
F (4) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 14 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 FLOURISH
FLOURISH 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 FLOURISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fluish12
- flush11
- frosh11
- fish10
- flours9
- fluors9
- houris9
- foh9
- filos8
- flirs8
- flour8
- fluor8
- foils8
- fouls8
- fours8
- furls8
- fusil8
- hilus8
- houri8
- hours8
- hurls8
- rolfs8
- roshi8
- shiur8
- shorl8
- sulfo8
- filo7
- fils7
- firs7
- flir7
- flus7
- foil7
- foul7
- four7
- furl7
- furs7
- hols7
- hour7
- hurl7
- lush7
- rhos7
- rhus7
- rifs7
- rolf7
- rush7
- shri7
- shul7
- surf7
- fil6
- fir6
- flu6
- for6
- fou6
- fro6
- fur6
- his6
- hos6
- ifs6
- ohs6
- rho6
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