FLY — 3 letter word
fly
The word fly has 3 letters: F, L, Y. It contains 0 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "in British slang, not to be deceived or hoodwinked".
3 letter word "fly": F L Y — adjective
Scrabble score: 9 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of fly
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
0 vowels, 3 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of fly
adjective
- in British slang, not to be deceived or hoodwinked "I was too fly, and easily saw past the lies."
noun
- (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air Synonyms: fly ball
- two-winged insects characterized by active flight
- an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth "I was extremely embarrassed to notice that the fly of my trousers had been open the whole night." Synonyms: fly front
- fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
- flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent Synonyms: tent-fly
verb
- decrease rapidly and disappear Synonyms: vaporize, vaporise, vanish
- change quickly from one emotional state to another "fly into a rage"
- hit a fly
- transport by aeroplane "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
- be dispersed or disseminated "Rumors and accusations are flying"
- travel in an airplane "They are flying to Cincinnati tonight."
- move quickly or suddenly
- travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
- cause to fly or float "fly a kite"
- travel through the air Synonyms: wing
- operate an airplane Synonyms: pilot, aviate
- pass away rapidly Synonyms: fell, vanish
- run away quickly Synonyms: flee, take flight
- display in the air or cause to float "fly a kite"