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GADFLIES
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Classic
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Big
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Super Big
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GADFLIES is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.
GADFLIES root GADFLY
Word family
noun
- Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
- alsoattributivefigurativelyA person or thing that irritates or instigates.
- alsoattributivefigurativelyspecificallyA person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
- alsoattributivefigurativelySynonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”).
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alsoattributivederogatoryfigurativelyslangA person who takes without giving back; a bloodsucker.
- He’s a regular gadfly and takes advantage of his friend’s generosity.