Is BLACKFLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKFLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKFLIES mean?
Blackflies is a form of BLACKFLY.
- noun
blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
- noun
small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BLACKFLIES
BLACKFLIES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BLACKFLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- backfills20
- flickable20
- backfill19
- calflike17
- scablike16
- fickle15
- flacks15
- flecks15
- flicks15
- slablike14
- bifaces14
- blacks14
- fecks14
- flack14
- fleck14
- flick14
- icefalls13
- likable13
- saclike13
- skiable13
- biface13
- fakies13
- flakes13
- kalifs13
- backs13
- becks13
- black13
- feck13
- befalls12
- fecials12
- icefall12
- bleaks12
- kiblas12
- sickle12
- fakes12
- fakie12
- filks12
- flake12
- flaks12
- flask12
- kaifs12
- kalif12
- kiefs12
- back12
- beck12
- befall11
- califs11
- fables11
- facies11
- facile11
- falces11
- fecial11
- felsic11
- fiscal11
- bakes11
- balks11
- beaks11
- bikes11
- bilks11
- bleak11
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