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Is flyer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word flyer is a Scrabble US word. The word flyer is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

F4L1Y4E1R1

Is flyer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word flyer is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

F4L1Y4E1R1

Is flyer a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word flyer is a Words With Friends word. The word flyer is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

FERLY,FLYER,REFLY,

4-letter words (5 found)

FLEY,FYLE,LYRE,RELY,RYFE,

3-letter words (11 found)

ELF,ERF,FER,FEY,FLY,FRY,LEY,LYE,REF,RYE,YER,

2-letter words (7 found)

EF,EL,ER,FE,FY,RE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 27 words from flyer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of flyer

flyer

English

Alternative forms

  • flier (more common in US, except in the sense of “leaflet”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From fly +‎ -er (agent noun suffix). With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.

Noun

flyer (plural flyers)

  1. That which flies, as a bird or insect.
  2. A machine that flies.
  3. (dated) An airplane pilot.
    Synonyms: aviator, aviatrix
  4. A person who travels by airplane.
  6. A leaflet, often for advertising.
    Synonyms: circular, leaflet
    Coordinate terms: booklet, brochure, catalogue, pamphlet
  7. The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
  9. (architecture) An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
  10. (acrobatics, cheerleading, synchronized swimming) A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
    Coordinate term: base
  11. (firearms) A stray shot away from the group on a target.
  12. A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
  13. A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
  14. A leap or jump.
  15. A risky investment or other venture.
  16. (informal) A fast-moving person or thing.
  17. (sports) A false start
  18. (music) Synonym of flying cymbal
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Translations

Verb

flyer (third-person singular simple present flyers, present participle flyering, simple past and past participle flyered)

  1. (intransitive) To distribute flyers (leaflets).
  2. (transitive) To distribute flyers in (a location) or to (recipients).

Etymology 2

From fly +‎ -er (comparative suffix).

Adjective

flyer

  1. comparative form of fly: more fly

Further reading

  • flyer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • refly

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English flyer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fla.jœʁ/

Noun

flyer m (plural flyers)

  1. flyer (leaflet)
    Synonyms: affiche, affichette

Etymology 2

Derived from English fly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fla.je/

Verb

flyer

  1. (North America, intransitive) to flee, to run off; to scram, skedaddle, scarper
Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Swedish

Etymology

English flyer.

Declension

Noun

flyer c

  1. flyer (leaflet)
  2. frisbee (rare)

Source: wiktionary.org