SAWFLY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SAWFLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAWFLY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAWFLY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAWFLY
No single letter turns SAWFLY into another word.
How SAWFLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAWFLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What stands out about SAWFLY
- SAWFLY 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 SAWFLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A wasp-like insect whose female has a saw-shaped organ for cutting into plants to lay eggs.
Despite the look, a sawfly does not sting, and it is more closely tied to plants than to hunting wasps. Its larvae resemble small caterpillars and may strip the leaves of a tree. Gardeners often meet it on roses and gooseberries.
How SAWFLY is used
Used in entomology and gardening advice.
- A sawfly laid its eggs along the edge of the leaf.
- The sawfly larvae stripped the gooseberry bush bare.
- Unlike a wasp, a sawfly cannot sting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAWFLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SAWFLY
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Common questions about SAWFLY
- Is SAWFLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAWFLY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAWFLY worth?
- SAWFLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAWFLY mean?
- A wasp-like insect whose female has a saw-shaped organ for cutting into plants to lay eggs.
- What letters can be added to SAWFLY?
- No single letter can be added to SAWFLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAWFLY:
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