horsefly
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/ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/
(US)
Definition of horsefly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
“It was not a horsefly and it was not a deerfly; it was bigger than either.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English horse fliȝe, equivalent to horse + fly.
Words you can make from horsefly
166 playable · top: FRESHLY (16 pts)
Best play freshly 16 points6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
42 words- FERLY 11 pts
- FLESH 11 pts
- FLEYS 11 pts
- FLYER 11 pts
- FOLEY 11 pts
- FOYER 11 pts
- FRESH 11 pts
- FROSH 11 pts
- HOLEY 11 pts
- HORSY 11 pts
- HOSEY 11 pts
- HOYLE 11 pts
- REFLY 11 pts
- SHELF 11 pts
- SHYER 11 pts
- FLOES 8 pts
- FORES 8 pts
- FROES 8 pts
- HELOS 8 pts
- HERLS 8 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HOLES 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HOSEL 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- LEHRS 8 pts
- LYRES 8 pts
- OYERS 8 pts
- ROLFS 8 pts
- SHEOL 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- SHORL 8 pts
- SLYER 8 pts
- YORES 8 pts
- LORES 5 pts
- LOSER 5 pts
- ORLES 5 pts
- ROLES 5 pts
- SOREL 5 pts
4-letter words
49 words- FEHS 10 pts
- FLEY 10 pts
- FOYS 10 pts
- HOLY 10 pts
- HOYS 10 pts
- FLOE 7 pts
- FOES 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HOLS 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- LEYS 7 pts
- LORY 7 pts
- LYES 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- LYSE 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- OYES 7 pts
- REFS 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- ROLF 7 pts
- ROSY 7 pts
- RYES 7 pts
- SELF 7 pts
- SERF 7 pts
- SHOE 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- OLES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SLOE 4 pts
- SOLE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
3-letter words
47 words- FEH 9 pts
- FEY 9 pts
- FLY 9 pts
- FOH 9 pts
- FOY 9 pts
- FRY 9 pts
- HEY 9 pts
- HOY 9 pts
- SHY 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- EFS 6 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FES 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- SOY 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YES 6 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
2-letter words
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