FLYBLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FLYBLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLYBLOW?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLYBLOW is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLYBLOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLYBLOW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLYBLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,843 thousand.
What stands out about FLYBLOW
- FLYBLOW gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FLYBLOW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lay eggs on meat or food so that it becomes tainted with maggots.
Flies flyblow uncovered meat in warm weather, which is why larders need screens. The word can also be a noun for the eggs or larvae they leave.
How FLYBLOW is used
Flyblow is used about spoiled food and, figuratively, contamination.
- Flies will flyblow the meat if it is left out.
- The cook covered the dish so no fly could flyblow it.
- A flyblow on the joint meant it had to be thrown away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLYBLOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FLYBLOW
The 7 tiles of FLYBLOW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FLYBLOW
3 longer words begin with FLYBLOW.
Shorter words from the letters in FLYBLOW
Common questions about FLYBLOW
- Is FLYBLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLYBLOW, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLYBLOW worth?
- FLYBLOW is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLYBLOW mean?
- To lay eggs on meat or food so that it becomes tainted with maggots.
- What letters can be added to FLYBLOW?
- FLYBLOW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLYBLOW:
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