furbish

Verb

Verb Forms: furbished, furbishing, furbishes

To polish or renovate; to make bright or new.
polish and make shiny
To polish or burnish.
To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.

Examples

After much deliberation, she decided to furbish her tile rack with a seven-letter word, hoping for a bingo.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Frankish *furbēnbor.
Old French forbirbor.
Middle English furbisshen
English furbish
From Middle English furbisshen, from Old French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

Synonyms

buff, burnish, polish, shine, wax

Scrabble Score: 15

furbish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
furbish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
furbish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

furbish: valid Words With Friends Word