Dayfly
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A slender-winged insect whose larval stage is spent in water and whose winged adult stage lasts only one or two days.
“The fishermen tied their artificial flies to match the dayfly hatching on the river surface.”
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day·fly
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Wordle
Contains A and Y as vowels, the -FLY ending is a recognisable suffix that narrows possibilities.
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The Y scores 4 points and F scores 4 points, DAYFLY earns reasonable points for a six-letter word.
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