Is HORSEFLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HORSEFLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HORSEFLIES mean?
Horseflies is a form of HORSEFLY.
- noun
winged fly parasitic on horses
- noun
large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (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 HORSEFLIES
HORSEFLIES 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 HORSEFLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- firehoses15
- firehose14
- fleshers14
- fleshier14
- rosefish14
- fishers13
- flesher13
- fleshes13
- freshes13
- froshes13
- heifers13
- herself13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- serfish13
- sherifs13
- elfish12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- heifer12
- hereof12
- sherif12
- fireless11
- flossier11
- heirless11
- relishes11
- sloshier11
- flesh11
- fresh11
- frosh11
- shelf11
- ferlies10
- flosser10
- flossie10
- frisees10
- heiress10
- hirsels10
- hirsles10
- horsies10
- hosiers10
- isohels10
- refiles10
- reflies10
- reliefs10
- reshoes10
- selfies10
- sheroes10
- fehs10
- fish10
- ferlie9
- filers9
- filose9
- firees9
- fleers9
- fliers9
- fossil9
- frisee9
- frises9
- helios9
- heroes9
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