SHADFLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SHADFLY 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.
Which word lists accept SHADFLY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHADFLY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHADFLY
No single letter turns SHADFLY into another word.
How SHADFLY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHADFLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What stands out about SHADFLY
- SHADFLY 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 SHADFLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mayfly, a slender insect with delicate wings that lives only briefly as an adult.
The name is thought to come from the time of year when mayflies emerge, close to the run of shad up the rivers. Anglers use shadfly for the winged insects hatching over the water.
How SHADFLY is used
Mostly North American; used by anglers and naturalists.
- A cloud of shadfly rose from the river at dusk.
- The trout were feeding on every shadfly in sight.
- He tied a shadfly pattern to the end of his line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHADFLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHADFLY
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Common questions about SHADFLY
- Is SHADFLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHADFLY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHADFLY worth?
- SHADFLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHADFLY mean?
- A mayfly, a slender insect with delicate wings that lives only briefly as an adult.
- What letters can be added to SHADFLY?
- No single letter can be added to SHADFLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHADFLY:
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