HORSEFLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HORSEFLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
h4o1r1s1e1f4l1y4
PlayableHORSEFLY · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HORSEFLY?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful HORSEFLY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORSEFLY
No single letter turns HORSEFLY into another word.
How HORSEFLY scores
Scrabble h4o1r1s1e1f4l1y4 17
Words with Friends h3o1r1s1e1f4l2y3 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in HORSEFLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORSEFLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HORSEFLY
- All 8 letters of HORSEFLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HORSEFLY
freshly16 fleshy15 shelfy15 flyers12 foleys12 foyers12 foyles12 horsey12 hoyles12 forels9 sorely9 ferly11 flesh11 fleys11 flory11 flosh11 flyer11 foley11 foyer11 foyle11 fresh11 frosh11 fyles11 holey11 horsy11 hosey11 hoyle11 hyles11 refly11 selfy11 shelf11 shyer11 floes8 flors8 forel8 fores8 froes8 helos8 herls8 heros8
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Common questions about HORSEFLY
- Is HORSEFLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORSEFLY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORSEFLY worth?
- HORSEFLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HORSEFLY?
- No single letter can be added to HORSEFLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HORSEFLY:
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