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Updated June 2026
A thorny evergreen shrub with yellow flowers; gorse.
“The furze blazed with golden flowers across the common.”
"Furze" uses 5 different letters, which makes it efficient for eliminating options. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants. Watch the less-common letter Z.
"Furze" is worth 17 points before board bonuses. It carries the high-value tile Z — land it on a premium square for a big swing.
Change a single letter of “furze” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.
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