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FOXGLOVE A tall plant with tubular purple, pink, or white flowers; source of the heart medicine digitalis.
Yes. FOXGLOVE is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 22 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends and 23 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | F | O | X | G | L | O | V | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
Foxglove is a flowering plant (genus Digitalis) known for its tall spikes of tubular, bell-shaped flowers that resemble the fingers of a glove. Native to Europe, these biennial or perennial plants are popular in gardens for their dramatic appearance and ability to attract bees and hummingbirds.
Medically, foxglove is the source of digitalis, a powerful heart medication used to treat heart failure and irregular heartbeat. The plant contains cardiac glycosides, particularly digoxin and digitoxin, which strengthen heart contractions but are highly toxic in larger doses.
In Scrabble, FOXGLOVE presents an impressive 8-letter word containing both F and X, offering substantial scoring potential. While longer words can be harder to place, the familiar garden plant name makes it more accessible than obscure technical terms.
The name 'foxglove' dates from Anglo-Saxon times. The 'fox' element's origin is debated - it may refer to 'folk's glove' (fairy folk), or literally fox's glove, perhaps because the flowers resemble glove fingers. The scientific name 'Digitalis' comes from Latin 'digitus' (finger), referring to the flower shape.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of FOXGLOVE.
Hooks: no front hooks; back FOXGLOVES.
Words inside FOXGLOVE: 44 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: FLEXFOXVEXVOXGOXLEXLOXOXOEXGLOVEOXFLOG. See all words from FOXGLOVE.