How many words with FLY are there?

This page lists 111 words with FLY from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

Are these words valid in official Scrabble play?

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Words With FLY

All 111 words in our dictionary that contain FLY — sorted by Scrabble score.

111 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

flyspecking26 flyspecked25 flycatchers24 flycatcher23 flyspecks23 flyweights23 highflyers23 blackfly22 flyblowing22 flyspeck22 flyweight22 highflyer22 butterflying21 catchfly21 flywheels21 butterflyers20 flyaways20 flybridges20 flyswatters20 flywheel20 overflying20 whitefly20 butterflyer19 flyaway19 flyblown19 flyblows19 flybridge19 flyoffs19 flypapers19 flysches19 flyswatter19 flyways19 blowfly18 bluffly18 chiefly18 damselfly18 dobsonfly18 flyblew18 flyblow18 flyboys18 flyleaves18 flyoff18 flypaper18 flyway18 butterfly17 dragonfly17 flyboy17 flybys17 flyovers17 flysch17 glowfly17 gruffly17 horsefly17 housefly17 mayfly17 shadfly17 unflyable17 dayfly16 firefly16 flybelts16 flyboats16 flyby16 flyleaf16 flyover16 flypasts16 flytraps16 nonflying16 outflying16 overfly16 shoofly16 snuffly16 stiffly16 alderfly15 briefly15 flyable15 flybelt15 flyboat15 flypast15 flytings15 flytrap15 greenfly15 medfly15 reflying15 ruffly15 sawfly15 barfly14 botfly14 deerfly14 flyings14 flyman14 flymen14 flytiers14 flyting14 gadfly14 gallfly14 sandfly14 stonefly14 aloofly13 deafly13 flying13 flyless13 flyted13 flytier13 flyers12 flytes12 liefly12 outfly12 flyer11 flyte11 refly11 fly9

Why FLY words matter

Words containing FLY are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

This list by the numbers

The shape of this list: 111 entries between 3 and 12 letters long, peaking at 7 letters with 33 words. Five-letter picks number 4 and seven-letter picks 33. Nothing here outscores FLYSPECKING — 26 points from 11 tiles on plain squares.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: FLYSPECKING (26), FLYSPECKED (25), FLYCATCHERS (24), FLYCATCHER (23), FLYSPECKS (23). The longest entry is BUTTERFLYERS at 12 letters, and the average word here is worth about 17 points. Letter-wise, Y is the workhorse — it appears in 111 of these words, ahead of L (111) and F (111).

Start with these three

FLYERS — a 6-letter, 12-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
When the rack looks hopeless, FLYTES (6 letters, 12 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
Playing LIEFLY across a double-word square turns its base 12 points into 24 — solid value for 6 tiles.

Round out your set with OUTFLY (12), DEAFLY (13), FLYING (13), FLYTED (13), FLYER (11) — all built from common tiles.

Learning words through FLY

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the FLY pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell FLY plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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