Is DOBSONFLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOBSONFLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOBSONFLIES mean?
Dobsonflies is a form of DOBSONFLY.
- noun
large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + O (1) + N (1) + 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 DOBSONFLIES
DOBSONFLIES 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 DOBSONFLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bloodfins15
- bloodfin14
- bloodiness13
- lobefins13
- bifolds13
- foodless12
- befools12
- foibles12
- lobefin12
- bifold12
- bloodies11
- bodiless11
- boldness11
- bondless11
- doblones11
- floosies11
- nobodies11
- enfolds11
- flossed11
- folioed11
- fondles11
- foodies11
- infolds11
- onefold11
- befool11
- foible11
- solenoids10
- boonless10
- bindles10
- blissed10
- blondes10
- bolides10
- boodies10
- boodles10
- diobols10
- doblons10
- dobsons10
- doobies10
- finless10
- floosie10
- flossie10
- foisons10
- foliose10
- olefins10
- enfold10
- felids10
- fields10
- fiends10
- floods10
- foiled10
- foined10
- fondle10
- foodie10
- fooled10
- infold10
- eidolons9
- solenoid9
- bolsons9
- boonies9
- loobies9
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