Is FURBISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FURBISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FURBISHING mean?
Furbishing is a form of FURBISH.
- verb
polish and make shiny
“buff the wooden floors”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + U (1) + R (1) + B (3) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (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 FURBISHING
FURBISHING 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 FURBISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- furbish15
- brushing14
- fishing14
- bushing13
- furnish13
- brinish12
- burnish12
- fibrins12
- brughs12
- burghs12
- finish12
- bruising11
- firings11
- rushing11
- surfing11
- burfis11
- fibrin11
- hubris11
- brugh11
- burgh11
- subring10
- firing10
- fusing10
- hiring10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- burfi10
- shrub10
- fish10
- brings9
- busing9
- inrush9
- frigs9
- frugs9
- fungi9
- girsh9
- gursh9
- nighs9
- shrug9
- bish9
- bruh9
- buhr9
- bush9
- fibs9
- fubs9
- hubs9
- bruins8
- burins8
- brigs8
- bring8
- brung8
- bungs8
- burgs8
- finis8
- firns8
- grubs8
- rishi8
- shiur8
- figs8
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