Is HOVERFLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOVERFLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
19
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of HoverfliesHooks for HOVERFLIES
HOVERFLIES 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 HOVERFLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- feverish17
- overfish17
- overflies15
- firehose14
- fleshier14
- shelvier14
- shoveler14
- flesher13
- frivols13
- heifers13
- herself13
- shelver13
- shrieve13
- shrivel13
- elfish12
- elvish12
- fevers12
- fisher12
- fivers12
- frivol12
- heifer12
- helves12
- hereof12
- hovels12
- hovers12
- shelve12
- sherif12
- shiver12
- shovel12
- shover12
- shrive12
- shrove12
- overlies11
- relievos11
- voleries11
- fever11
- fiver11
- fives11
- flesh11
- fresh11
- frosh11
- helve11
- hives11
- hovel11
- hover11
- shelf11
- shive11
- shove11
- erosive10
- ferlies10
- leviers10
- overlie10
- refiles10
- reflies10
- reliefs10
- relievo10
- relives10
- resolve10
- reviles10
- servile10
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