Is HOUSEFLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOUSEFLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOUSEFLIES mean?
Houseflies is a form of HOUSEFLY.
- noun
common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + U (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 HOUSEFLIES
HOUSEFLIES 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 HOUSEFLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fleshes13
- flushes13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- elfish12
- fishes12
- fluish12
- flesh11
- flush11
- shelf11
- flossie10
- housels10
- hueless10
- isohels10
- selfies10
- slushee10
- slushie10
- fehs10
- fish10
- filose9
- fossil9
- fusees9
- fusels9
- fusile9
- fusils9
- helios9
- hoises9
- holies9
- hosels9
- housel9
- houses9
- isohel9
- lushes9
- selfie9
- sheols9
- shiels9
- feh9
- foh9
- feels8
- fesse8
- files8
- filos8
- flees8
- flies8
- floes8
- floss8
- flues8
- foils8
- fosse8
- fouls8
- fuels8
- fusee8
- fusel8
- fuses8
- fusil8
- heels8
- heils8
- helio8
- helos8
- hilus8
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