Definition of embellishments

"embellishments" in the noun sense

1. embellishment, embroidery

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

"the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"

2. embellishment

a superfluous ornament

3. ornamentation, embellishment

the act of adding extraneous decorations to something

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embellishments in Scrabble®

The word embellishments is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters embellishments:

EMBELLISHMENTS
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (42 words)

beeline, beetles, bellies, bellmen, beseems, beslime, betimes, billets, billmen, blemish, element, emblems, enemies, enlists, esteems, ethenes, helmets, hemline, hessite, illness, immense, lenites, lentils, lintels, listens, millets, mistell, nemesis, nestles, netless, seethes, seitens, sestine, siemens, silents, steelie, tellies, tensile, theisms, thimble, tieless, tinsels

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word embellishments

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In embellishments

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(243)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(225)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(162)
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(150)
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(124)
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embellishments in Words With Friends™

The word embellishments is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 28

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters embellishments:

EMBELLISHMENTS
(324)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (42 words)

beeline, beetles, bellies, bellmen, beseems, beslime, betimes, billets, billmen, blemish, element, emblems, enemies, enlists, esteems, ethenes, helmets, hemline, hessite, illness, immense, lenites, lentils, lintels, listens, millets, mistell, nemesis, nestles, netless, seethes, seitens, sestine, siemens, silents, steelie, tellies, tensile, theisms, thimble, tieless, tinsels

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word embellishments

EMBELLISHMENTS
(324)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(306)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(228)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(204)
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(132)
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EMBELLISHMENTS
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EMBELLISHMENTS
(37)
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(37)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(36)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(35)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(35)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(33)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In embellishments

EMBELLISHMENTS
(324)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(306)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(228)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(204)
EMBELLISHMENTS
(160)
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(152)
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(136)
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Words within the letters of embellishments

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10 letter words in embellishments (3 words)

11 letter words in embellishments (1 word)

13 letter words in embellishments (1 word)

14 letter words in embellishments (1 word)

Words containing the sequence embellishments

Words that start with embellishments (1 word)

Words with embellishments in them (1 word)

Words that end with embellishments (2 words)

Word Growth involving embellishments

Shorter words in embellishments

be bell embellish embellishment

el ell bell embellish embellishment

el ell ellis embellish embellishment

is ellis embellish embellishment

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me men embellishment

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