SAWFLIES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SAWFLIES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
s1a1w4f4l1i1e1s1
PlayableSAWFLIES · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SAWFLIES?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful SAWFLIES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAWFLIES
No single letter turns SAWFLIES into another word.
How SAWFLIES scores
Scrabble s1a1w4f4l1i1e1s1 14
Words with Friends s1a1w4f4l2i1e1s1 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAWFLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAWFLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SAWFLIES
- SAWFLIES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SAWFLIES
falsies10 filasse10 walises10 awless9 falses9 falsie9 fissle9 swails9 swales9 sweals9 swiles9 walies9 walise9 aisles6 eassil6 laisse6 lassie6 liases6 flaws11 flews11 waifs11 wifes11 alefs8 alews8 alifs8 fails8 fales8 false8 feals8 files8 fleas8 flies8 leafs8 lewis8 liefs8 lifes8 lweis8 safes8 seifs8 selfs8
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Common questions about SAWFLIES
- Is SAWFLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAWFLIES, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAWFLIES worth?
- SAWFLIES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAWFLIES?
- No single letter can be added to SAWFLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAWFLIES:
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