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Is firefly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word firefly is a Scrabble US word. The word firefly is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

F4I1R1E1F4L1Y4

Is firefly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word firefly is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

F4I1R1E1F4L1Y4

Is firefly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word firefly is a Words With Friends word. The word firefly is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

FIREFLY,

6-letter words (2 found)

RIFELY,RIFFLE,

5-letter words (11 found)

FERLY,FIERY,FIFER,FILER,FLIER,FLYER,LIFER,REFLY,REIFY,RIFLE,RILEY,

4-letter words (23 found)

FIEF,FIER,FIFE,FILE,FIRE,FLEY,FLIR,FYLE,IFFY,LEIR,LIEF,LIER,LIFE,LIRE,LYRE,REFI,REIF,RELY,RIEL,RIFE,RIFF,RILE,RYFE,

3-letter words (21 found)

EFF,ELF,ERF,FER,FEY,FIE,FIL,FIR,FLY,FRY,IFF,IRE,LEI,LEY,LIE,LYE,REF,REI,RIF,RYE,YER,

2-letter words (9 found)

EF,EL,ER,FE,FY,IF,LI,RE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 68 words from firefly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of firefly

firefly

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

  • fire-fly

Etymology

From fire +‎ fly.

Noun

firefly (plural fireflies)

  1. (New England, New York, Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
    • 2000, Exploring Life Science, 2: Bats—Cave Life, Marshall Cavendish, page 96,
      Fireflies are the best-known insects that produce light. […] Many fireflies use their light to communicate, particularly at mating time when males and females have to get together.

Synonyms

  • (beetle): lightning bug

Derived terms

  • femme fatale firefly

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Source: wiktionary.org