flourish
Flourish can refer to an ornamental embellishment in writing, a display of ornamental speech or language, or a showy gesture. As a verb, flourish can mean to move or swing back and forth, grow vigorously, or make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance.
Length
8
Scrabble
14
WWF
15
Starts
FL
Ends
ISH
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “FLOURISH” Mean?
/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/
flourish has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesa showy gesture
“she entered with a great flourish”
an ornamental embellishment in writing
a display of ornamental speech or language
the act of waving
Synonyms
Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
14
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
a showy gesture
Length
8 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
H
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
F, L, O, U, R, I, S, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★FLOURISH has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FLOURISH is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆FLOURISH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FLOURISH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CCVVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
FL, LO, OU, UR, RI, IS, SH
Trigrams
FLO, LOU, OUR, URI, RIS, ISH
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