MAYFLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MAYFLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAYFLY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAYFLY is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAYFLY
No single letter turns MAYFLY into another word.
How MAYFLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MAYFLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about MAYFLY
- MAYFLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MAYFLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slender insect with delicate wings whose adult stage lasts only a day or so.
Mayfly larvae live in water for a long time, but the winged adults hatch together and die within hours. Anglers also tie an artificial mayfly as bait.
How MAYFLY is used
Also used figuratively for something very short-lived.
- A mayfly danced above the river.
- The trout rose to a mayfly.
- Fame proved as brief as a mayfly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAYFLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MAYFLY
Common questions about MAYFLY
- Is MAYFLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAYFLY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAYFLY worth?
- MAYFLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAYFLY mean?
- A slender insect with delicate wings whose adult stage lasts only a day or so.
- What letters can be added to MAYFLY?
- No single letter can be added to MAYFLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MAYFLY:
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