dayfly
Plural: dayflies
Noun
- An insect resembling a dragonfly, also known as a mayfly.
- slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
- A mayfly.
Examples
- The elusive DAYFLY was as hard to spot on the board as in nature.
Origin / Etymology
From day + fly, since the adults typically live only for a day.
Scrabble Score: 16
dayfly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddayfly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dayfly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
dayfly: valid Words With Friends Word