ALDERFLY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ALDERFLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALDERFLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALDERFLY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALDERFLY
No single letter turns ALDERFLY into another word.
How ALDERFLY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALDERFLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALDERFLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALDERFLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A dark winged insect found near water whose larvae are aquatic predators.
The alderfly is usually seen on vegetation by streams and ponds, where the adults rest in spring. Anglers sometimes copy its shape in fishing flies. Its larvae live in mud and hunt smaller creatures.
How ALDERFLY is used
Used in entomology and fly-fishing talk.
- An alderfly clung to the reed beside the stream.
- The alderfly larva hunts in the mud below.
- He tied a fly to imitate the alderfly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALDERFLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALDERFLY
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Common questions about ALDERFLY
- Is ALDERFLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALDERFLY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALDERFLY worth?
- ALDERFLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALDERFLY mean?
- A dark winged insect found near water whose larvae are aquatic predators.
- What letters can be added to ALDERFLY?
- No single letter can be added to ALDERFLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALDERFLY:
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