Is FURTHERANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FURTHERANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FURTHERANCES mean?
Furtherances is a form of FURTHERANCE.
- noun
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- noun
the advancement of some enterprise
“his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
F (4) + U (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 FURTHERANCES
FURTHERANCES 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 FURTHERANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- furtherance19
- chaufers16
- fetchers16
- frenches16
- futharcs16
- chartreuse15
- chafers15
- chaufer15
- fetcher15
- fetches15
- futharc15
- chanteuse14
- chastener14
- chaunters14
- fractures14
- resurface14
- rufescent14
- stauncher14
- trenchers14
- unchaster14
- unteaches14
- feathers14
- fuehrers14
- furthers14
- chafer14
- chafes14
- chufas14
- french14
- chanters13
- charters13
- chaunter13
- cheaters13
- chunters13
- churners13
- chutnees13
- crafters13
- enchaser13
- factures13
- farceurs13
- fracture13
- fracturs13
- furcates13
- furnaces13
- hectares13
- nautches13
- ranchers13
- raunches13
- reachers13
- recharts13
- recheats13
- refracts13
- research13
- retrench13
- searcher13
- snatcher13
- stancher13
- starcher13
- surfacer13
- teachers13
- tranches13
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