DAYFLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DAYFLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAYFLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAYFLY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAYFLY
No single letter turns DAYFLY into another word.
How DAYFLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DAYFLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What stands out about DAYFLY
- DAYFLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DAYFLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A mayfly, a delicate insect whose winged adult lives only a short time.
The dayfly is named for how briefly the adult lives, sometimes only a day. Its larvae spend a long time in fresh water, which makes the insect a useful sign of clean streams.
How DAYFLY is used
The word dayfly is an uncommon name for the mayfly in nature and fishing writing.
- A dayfly landed on the rail of the bridge.
- The anglers tied a lure to look like a dayfly.
- Clouds of dayfly rose from the river at dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAYFLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAYFLY
The 6 tiles of DAYFLY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DAYFLY
Common questions about DAYFLY
- Is DAYFLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAYFLY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAYFLY worth?
- DAYFLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAYFLY mean?
- A mayfly, a delicate insect whose winged adult lives only a short time.
- What letters can be added to DAYFLY?
- No single letter can be added to DAYFLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DAYFLY:
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