Is DOBSONFLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOBSONFLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOBSONFLY mean?
- 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
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + B (3) + S (1) + O (1) + N (1) + F (4) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 DOBSONFLY
DOBSONFLY 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 DOBSONFLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fynbos14
- fondly13
- bloody12
- floosy12
- nobody12
- boody11
- yoofs11
- doblons10
- floods10
- boyos10
- looby10
- nobly10
- body10
- doby10
- foys10
- yoof10
- blonds9
- bloods9
- doblon9
- dobson9
- donsy9
- dooly9
- flood9
- folds9
- fonds9
- foods9
- odyls9
- sloyd9
- synod9
- bony9
- boyo9
- boys9
- fobs9
- sybo9
- yobs9
- fly9
- foy9
- bolson8
- blond8
- blood8
- bolds8
- bonds8
- doobs8
- fools8
- loofs8
- loony8
- sonly8
- fold8
- fond8
- food8
- odyl8
- oldy8
- yods8
- yond8
- boy8
- bys8
- fob8
- yob8
- bolos7
- boons7
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