Unscramble DAMSELFLY and you have 237 words, DAMSELFLY itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MADEFY and MEDFLY lead with 15 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DAMSELFLY split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 8 letters.
MADEFY and MEDFLY are the top 6-letter words in DAMSELFLY, 15 points each. DELAYS, SAFELY and FLAMES will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DAMSELFLY is FLAMY, 13 points; FAYED on 12 and EMYDS on 11 follow. FALSE, FALLS and DELAY are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from DAMSELFLY are led by DEFY and FADY, 11 points each. DAYS, MADE and EASY are the familiar ones.
FAY, FEY and FLY share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words made with DAMSELFLY letters. MAY, DAY and YES are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DAMSELFLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DA · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
The meaning of DAMSELFLY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DAMSELFLY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAMSELFLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 183 | 233 | 173 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
50 of the 237 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MADEFY, MELLAYS, FADY, FEMALS, FYLES, MELLAY, MYALLS, SAMELY, YEALMS, FALSED, FEMAL, FEYS and 38 more. 12 of the 237 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SAMEY, FAMS, SAYED, FAM, DEF, FES, YAS, FE, MES, DAS, EDS and DA. 2 of the 237 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF. 2 of the 237 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS and ALF.