FLOURISHES

10 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What FLOURISHES Means

FLOURISHES is a form of FLOURISH, which means:

noun: a showy gesture“she entered with a great flourish”
noun: an ornamental embellishment in writing
verb: grow vigorously“The deer population in this town is thriving”
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”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FLOURISHES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 L1 O1 U1 R1 I1 S1 H4 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In FLOURISHES

606 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (11)

FLOSSIER FLOURISH FLOUSHES FLUSHERS FLUSHIER HOURLESS HOURLIES ROSEFISH SLOSHIER SLUSHIER SOILURES

7 letter words (41)

6 letter words (105)

5 letter words (174)

EORLS ERHUS EUROS EUSOL FIERS FILER FILES FILOS FIRES FLESH FLIER FLIES FLIRS FLOES FLORS FLOSH FLOSS FLOUR FLUES FLUOR FLUSH FOILS FOLIE FOREL FORES FOSSE FOUER FOULE FOULS FOURS FRESH FRIES FRISE FROES FROSH FRUSH FUELS FUERO FURLS FUROL FUSEL FUSES FUSIL HEILS HEIRS HELIO HELOS HERLS HEROS HILUS HIRES HOERS HOISE HOLES HORIS HORSE HOSEL HOSER HOSES HOUFS HOURI HOURS HOUSE HUERS HULES HURLS HUSOS ILEUS ISHES ISLES ISSUE LEHRS LEIRS LEISH LIEFS LIERS LIEUS LIFER LIFES LOESS LOIRS LORES LORIS LOSER LOSES LOUIE LOUIS LOURE LOURS LOUSE LURES LUSER OILER ORFES ORIEL ORLES OSIER OURIE OUSEL REIFS REOIL RHIES RIELS RIFLE RILES RISES RISUS ROILS ROLES ROLFS ROSES ROSHI ROUES ROULE ROULS ROUSE RULES RUSES RUSSE SEHRI SEIFS SEILS SEIRS SELFS SERFS SERIF SHELF SHEOL SHIEL SHIER SHIES SHIRE SHIRS SHISO SHIUR SHOER SHOES SHORE SHORL SHRIS SHULE SHULS SIEUR SILER SILES SILOS SIRES SLIER SLISH SLOES SLOSH SLUES SLURS SLUSE SLUSH SOHUR SOILS SOLEI SOLER SOLES SOLUS SOREL SORES SORUS SOULS SOURS SOUSE SUERS SULFO SURES SURFS SUSHI USERS USHER

4 letter words (163)

3 letter words (84)

EFS EHS ELF ELS ERF ERS ESS FEH FER FES FEU FIE FIL FIR FLU FOE FOH FOR FOU FRO FUR HER HES HIE HIS HOE HOI HOS HUE HUI IFS IOS IRE ISH ISO LEI LES LEU LIE LIS LOR LOS LOU LUR OES OHS OIL OIS OLE ORE ORF ORS OSE OUR OUS REF REH REI REO RES RHO RIF ROE RUE SEI SEL SER SHE SIF SIR SIS SOH SOL SOS SOU SRI SUE SUI SUR SUS UFO ULE URE USE

2 letter words (28)

EF EH EL ER ES FE HE HI HO IF IO IS LI LO OE OF OH OI OR OS OU RE SH SI SO UH UR US

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