FLY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLY is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in FLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.
What does FLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small winged insect.
Fly names an enormous group and one narrow order at the same time: a house fly and a bluebottle are true flies, while a dragonfly, a mayfly and a butterfly are not. English fixed the word to the wing rather than to the family, which is why the exceptions outnumber the rule.
How FLY is used
Countable: a fly, two flies. Also a very common verb.
- A fly got into the jam and ruined the batch.
- The fly on a rod is tied to look like something else.
- One fly in a room is enough to spoil an afternoon.
- A butterfly is not a fly, whatever the name says.
- He caught the fly in a glass and let it out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLY
Showing 24 of 98 words that begin with FLY.
Words ending in FLY
Showing 24 of 60 words that end in FLY. Useful as a back hook: play FLY onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLY inside
12 words contain FLY in the middle. Words that start with FLY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLY
Common questions about FLY
- Is FLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLY worth?
- FLY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLY mean?
- A small winged insect.
- What letters can be added to FLY?
- FLY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of FLY:
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