Blowfly

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A large, typically metallic blue or green hairy fly that lays its eggs in carrion, dung, or open wounds.

“A blowfly settled on the carcass at the edge of the field before the farmer could move it.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

blow·fly

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Synonyms

bluebottlegreenbottlecarrion fly

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with BLOW and ends in Y, the W and Y together make this a distinctive shape in Wordle.

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Scrabble

Worth 18 points, Y and W both add value, making BLOWFLY a strong high-scoring play.

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Words you can make from Blowfly

Shorter words formed from the letters in “blowfly”.

blowy bolly bowly folly lowly wolly blow boll bowl flob flow foll fowl wolf yowl

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