Is BLOWFLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLOWFLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLOWFLIES mean?
Blowflies is a form of BLOWFLY.
- noun
large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 BLOWFLIES
BLOWFLIES 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 BLOWFLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lowlifes14
- fellows13
- lowlife13
- bellows12
- billows12
- foibles12
- fellow12
- bellow11
- belows11
- billow11
- bowels11
- elbows11
- foible11
- flews11
- flows11
- fowls11
- wifes11
- wolfs11
- follies10
- below10
- blows10
- bowel10
- bowls10
- bowse10
- elbow10
- flew10
- flow10
- fowl10
- wife10
- wolf10
- filles9
- fillos9
- filose9
- folles9
- follis9
- blew9
- blow9
- bowl9
- bows9
- fibs9
- fobs9
- swob9
- webs9
- few9
- libels8
- fells8
- files8
- fille8
- fillo8
- fills8
- filos8
- flies8
- floes8
- foils8
- lewis8
- lowes8
- lowse8
- lweis8
- owies8
- swell8
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