Is HOUSEFLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOUSEFLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOUSEFLY mean?
- noun
common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + F (4) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 HOUSEFLY
HOUSEFLY 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 HOUSEFLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fleshy15
- foleys12
- housey12
- hoyles12
- flesh11
- fleys11
- flush11
- foley11
- holey11
- hosey11
- hoyle11
- shelf11
- shoyu11
- fehs10
- fley10
- foys10
- holy10
- hoys10
- housel9
- feh9
- fey9
- fly9
- foh9
- foy9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- yeh9
- floes8
- flues8
- fouls8
- fuels8
- fusel8
- helos8
- holes8
- hosel8
- house8
- lousy8
- sheol8
- sulfo8
- youse8
- yules8
- feus7
- floe7
- flue7
- flus7
- foes7
- foul7
- fuel7
- fuse7
- helo7
- hoes7
- hole7
- hols7
- hose7
- hues7
- leys7
- lush7
- lyes7
- lyse7
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