Is BUTTERFLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTERFLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTERFLIES mean?
Butterflies is a form of BUTTERFLY.
- noun
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- noun
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
- verb
flutter like a butterfly
- verb
cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
“butterflied shrimp”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 BUTTERFLIES
BUTTERFLIES 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 BUTTERFLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- belfries13
- briefest13
- filberts13
- fruitlets12
- befrets12
- beliefs12
- febrile12
- fibster12
- filbert12
- frisbee12
- fubsier12
- fusible12
- subfile12
- butleries11
- butteries11
- feltiest11
- fettlers11
- flitters11
- flutiest11
- flutters11
- frisette11
- fruitlet11
- fusileer11
- tristful11
- turfiest11
- befits11
- befret11
- belief11
- bereft11
- briefs11
- burfis11
- fibers11
- fibres11
- bluesier10
- brittles10
- burettes10
- burliest10
- subtiler10
- subtitle10
- tributes10
- felsite10
- feltier10
- ferlies10
- fertile10
- ferules10
- fetters10
- fettler10
- fettles10
- filters10
- fitters10
- flitter10
- fluster10
- fluters10
- flutier10
- flutist10
- flutter10
- fuelers10
- fustier10
- leftest10
- lefties10
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