embellishment
NOUN
/ɛm'bɛlɪʃmənt/
13 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
embellishment is a valid 13-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1M3B3E1L1L1I1S1H4M3E1N1T1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does embellishment mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail.
“the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”
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2
The act of adding extraneous decorations to something.
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3
A superfluous ornament.
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