Is FURLOUGHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FURLOUGHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FURLOUGHED mean?
Furloughed is a form of FURLOUGH.
- noun
a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- verb
dismiss, usually for economic reasons
“She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized”
- verb
grant a leave to
“The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + U (1) + R (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 FURLOUGHED
FURLOUGHED 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 FURLOUGHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- furlough15
- gourdful13
- roughed12
- floured11
- fodgel11
- forged11
- fugled11
- fugued11
- golfed11
- gulfed11
- folder10
- fouled10
- furled10
- golfer10
- holder10
- hurdle10
- hurled10
- refold10
- rolfed10
- defog10
- dough10
- fudge10
- fouler9
- rueful9
- dhole9
- flued9
- forge9
- fugle9
- fugue9
- ghoul9
- gofer9
- holed9
- horde9
- huger9
- lough9
- rough9
- feh9
- foh9
- drogue8
- golder8
- gourde8
- lodger8
- rogued8
- rouged8
- flour8
- fluor8
- delf8
- feod8
- feud8
- fled8
- flog8
- fold8
- ford8
- frog8
- frug8
- fugu8
- golf8
- gulf8
- held8
- herd8
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