BLACKFLY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. BLACKFLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
b3l1a1c3k5f4l1y4
PlayableBLACKFLY · 8 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BLACKFLY?
| 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: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%3.25%
Our own measure of how useful BLACKFLY is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKFLY
No single letter turns BLACKFLY into another word.
How BLACKFLY scores
Scrabble b3l1a1c3k5f4l1y4 22
Words with Friends b4l2a1c4k5f4l2y3 25
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLACKFLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKFLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLACKFLY
- BLACKFLY gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKFLY
flyback21 blackly18 flaky15 balky14 flack14 black13 alkyl12 bally10 caky13 yack13 back12 alky11 flak11 laky11 balk10 calk10 flay10 lack10 ably9 acyl9 blay9 calf9 clay9 flab9 lacy9 ally7 fall7 ball6 call6 kaf10 kay10 yak10 ack9 fay9 fly9 kab9 aby8 bay8 caf8 cay8
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Common questions about BLACKFLY
- Is BLACKFLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKFLY, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKFLY worth?
- BLACKFLY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKFLY?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKFLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLACKFLY:
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