butterfly

NOUNVERB /bətər,flaɪ/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B

butterfly is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3U1T1T1E1R1F4L1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does butterfly mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

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

SYNONYMS
BUTTERFLY STROKE
BROADER
SWIMMING STROKE
2

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

BROADER
LEPIDOPTERANLEPIDOPTEROUS INSECTLEPIDOPTERON
NARROWER
SULFUR BUTTERFLYSULPHUR BUTTERFLYBRUSH-FOOTED BUTTERFLYDANAIDDANAID BUTTERFLYFOUR-FOOTED BUTTERFLYLYCAENIDLYCAENID BUTTERFLY
VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.

SYNONYMS
CHAT UPCOQUETCOQUETTEDALLYFLIRTMASHPHILANDERROMANCE
BROADER
TALKSPEAK
NARROWER
VAMPWANTON
2

Cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking.

BROADER
UNFOLDSPREADOPENSPREAD OUT
3

Flutter like a butterfly.

BROADER
FLUTTERDARTFLITFLEET