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Blackflies

b 3l 1a 1c 3k 5f 4l 1i 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Rare · plural of blackfly

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does blackflies mean?

noun

  1. blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets

    Synonymsbean aphidaphis fabae

  2. small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals

    Synonymsblack flybuffalo gnat

Definitions shown for blackfly, the base form of blackflies.

Is BLACKFLIES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BLACKFLIES worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
b 3l 1a 1c 3k 5f 4l 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

25 pts
b 4l 2a 1c 4k 5f 4l 2i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

23 pts
b 4l 1a 1c 4k 5f 4l 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

25 pts
b 4l 2a 1c 3k 6f 4l 2i 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BLACKFLIES

Blackflies: quick answers

Is BLACKFLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BLACKFLIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BLACKFLIES worth?
BLACKFLIES scores 21 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does blackflies mean?
blackflies is the plural of blackfly, which means “blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BLACKFLIES?
You can make 451 shorter words from BLACKFLIES, such as BACKFILES, BACKFILLS, FLICKABLE, BACKFILE. See the full list.