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Butterflyer

b 3u 1t 1t 1e 1r 1f 4l 1y 4e 1r 1

About 4 syllables

noun · verb · 11 letters · Rare · form of butterfly

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

What does butterflyer mean?

noun

  1. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

  2. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

    Synonymsbutterfly stroke

verb

  1. flutter like a butterfly

  2. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking

    “butterflied shrimp”

  3. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

    “The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries”

    Synonymschat upflirtdallycoquetcoquette

Definitions shown for butterfly, the base form of butterflyer.

Is BUTTERFLYER 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 BUTTERFLYER worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
b 3u 1t 1t 1e 1r 1f 4l 1y 4e 1r 1

Words With Friends

21 pts
b 4u 2t 1t 1e 1r 1f 4l 2y 3e 1r 1

Wordfeud

21 pts
b 4u 2t 1t 1e 1r 1f 4l 1y 4e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
b 4u 2t 1t 1e 1r 1f 4l 2y 4e 1r 1

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

Words from the letters in BUTTERFLYER

Hooks for BUTTERFLYER

Add one letter to the front or back of BUTTERFLYER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

butterflyers

Words that end like BUTTERFLYER

Common words that share the ending -YER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -YER

Butterflyer: quick answers

Is BUTTERFLYER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BUTTERFLYER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BUTTERFLYER worth?
BUTTERFLYER scores 19 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does butterflyer mean?
butterflyer is related to butterfly, which means “diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BUTTERFLYER?
You can make 321 shorter words from BUTTERFLYER, such as BUTTERFLY, BEETFLY, BELFRY, FEEBLY. See the full list.