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Is DROSOPHILAS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DROSOPHILAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DROSOPHILAS mean?

Drosophilas is a form of DROSOPHILA.

  1. noun

    small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

11

Letters

D (2) + R (1) + O (1) + S (1) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (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 DROSOPHILAS

DROSOPHILAS 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 DROSOPHILAS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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