damselfly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
/ˈdæmzəlflaɪ/
(UK)
Definition of damselfly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
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Etymology
From damsel + fly, where damsel ultimately from Vulgar Latin *domnicella (whence also French demoiselle, Portuguese donzelinha). Compare Danish vandnymfe, Dutch juffer, Swedish jungfruslända, Welsh mursen. Also compare ladybird, ladybug, nymph.
Words you can make from damselfly
200+ playable · top: MEDFLY (15 pts)
Best play medfly 15 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
21 words5-letter words
60 words- FLAMY 13 pts
- FAYED 12 pts
- EMYDS 11 pts
- FAMED 11 pts
- FELLY 11 pts
- FLAYS 11 pts
- FLEYS 11 pts
- LEAFY 11 pts
- MADLY 11 pts
- MAYED 11 pts
- AMYLS 10 pts
- FAMES 10 pts
- FLAME 10 pts
- FLAMS 10 pts
- FLEAM 10 pts
- MEALY 10 pts
- SAMEY 10 pts
- SEAMY 10 pts
- YLEMS 10 pts
- DALLY 9 pts
- DELAY 9 pts
- DELFS 9 pts
- DELLY 9 pts
- FADES 9 pts
- LAYED 9 pts
- LEADY 9 pts
- LYSED 9 pts
- SADLY 9 pts
- SAYED 9 pts
- ALEFS 8 pts
- ALLEY 8 pts
- DAMES 8 pts
- FALLS 8 pts
- FALSE 8 pts
- FELLA 8 pts
- FELLS 8 pts
- FLEAS 8 pts
- LAMED 8 pts
- LEAFS 8 pts
- LYASE 8 pts
- MEADS 8 pts
- MEDAL 8 pts
- MELDS 8 pts
- SALLY 8 pts
- YELLS 8 pts
- ALMES 7 pts
- LAMES 7 pts
- MALES 7 pts
- MALLS 7 pts
- MEALS 7 pts
- MELLS 7 pts
- SMALL 7 pts
- SMELL 7 pts
- DALES 6 pts
- DEALS 6 pts
- DELLS 6 pts
- LADES 6 pts
- LADLE 6 pts
- LASED 6 pts
- LEADS 6 pts
4-letter words
89 words- DEFY 11 pts
- DEMY 10 pts
- EMYD 10 pts
- FAYS 10 pts
- FLAY 10 pts
- FLEY 10 pts
- AMYL 9 pts
- ELMY 9 pts
- FAME 9 pts
- FAMS 9 pts
- FEMS 9 pts
- FLAM 9 pts
- MAYS 9 pts
- YAMS 9 pts
- YLEM 9 pts
- DAYS 8 pts
- DEAF 8 pts
- DELF 8 pts
- DEYS 8 pts
- DYES 8 pts
- FADE 8 pts
- FADS 8 pts
- FEDS 8 pts
- FLED 8 pts
- LADY 8 pts
- YALD 8 pts
- YELD 8 pts
- ALEF 7 pts
- ALLY 7 pts
- AYES 7 pts
- DAME 7 pts
- DAMS 7 pts
- EASY 7 pts
- EYAS 7 pts
- FALL 7 pts
- FEAL 7 pts
- FELL 7 pts
- FLEA 7 pts
- LAYS 7 pts
- LEAF 7 pts
- LEYS 7 pts
- LYES 7 pts
- LYSE 7 pts
- MADE 7 pts
- MADS 7 pts
- MEAD 7 pts
- MEDS 7 pts
- MELD 7 pts
- SAFE 7 pts
- SELF 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- YEAS 7 pts
- YELL 7 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- ALMS 6 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LAMS 6 pts
- MAES 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MALL 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MELL 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MESA 6 pts
- SAME 6 pts
- SEAM 6 pts
- SLAM 6 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DALS 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DELL 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- LADE 5 pts
- LADS 5 pts
- LEAD 5 pts
- SADE 5 pts
- SLED 5 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ALLS 4 pts
- ELLS 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LEAL 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SALL 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SELL 4 pts
3-letter words
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