BUTTERFLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BUTTERFLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
b3u1t1t1e1r1f4l1y4
PlayableBUTTERFLY · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BUTTERFLY?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful BUTTERFLY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTERFLY
No single letter turns BUTTERFLY into another word.
How BUTTERFLY scores
Scrabble b3u1t1t1e1r1f4l1y4 17
Words with Friends b4u2t1t1e1r1f4l2y3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in BUTTERFLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTTERFLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BUTTERFLY
5 longer words begin with BUTTERFLY.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTERFLY
fluttery14 brutely12 butlery12 buttery12 flutter10 utterly10 belfry14 rubefy14 fleury12 flutey12 fretty12 burley11 trebly11 uberty11 fluter9 tetryl9 tufter9 butler8 butter8 buttle8 turtle6 felty11 ferly11 fluey11 fluty11 fluyt11 flyer11 flyte11 fytte11 lefty11 refly11 treyf11 tufty11 turfy11 beryl10 betty10 bluey10 burly10 butty10 butyl10
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Common questions about BUTTERFLY
- Is BUTTERFLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTERFLY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTERFLY worth?
- BUTTERFLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUTTERFLY?
- No single letter can be added to BUTTERFLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BUTTERFLY:
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