Is SHOOFLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOOFLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOOFLIES mean?
Shooflies is a form of SHOOFLY.
- noun
an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen
- noun
a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 SHOOFLIES
SHOOFLIES 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 SHOOFLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hoofless14
- foolish13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- elfish12
- fishes12
- floosies11
- flesh11
- hoofs11
- shelf11
- floosie10
- flossie10
- foliose10
- isohels10
- fehs10
- fish10
- hoof10
- filose9
- flooie9
- folios9
- fossil9
- helios9
- hoises9
- holies9
- hoolie9
- hosels9
- isohel9
- sheols9
- shiels9
- shools9
- feh9
- foh9
- files8
- filos8
- flies8
- floes8
- floss8
- foils8
- folio8
- fools8
- fosse8
- heils8
- helio8
- helos8
- hoise8
- holes8
- holos8
- hosel8
- hoses8
- loofs8
- seifs8
- selfs8
- sheol8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shoes8
- shool8
- shoos8
- slosh8
- elhi7
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