fly-by-night

NOUNADJECTIVE /flaɪbaɪ,naɪt/
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

fly-by-night is a valid 12-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4L1Y4-0B3Y4-0N1I1G2H4T1
4 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING

What does fly-by-night mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A debtor who flees to avoid paying.

BROADER
DEBITORDEBTOR
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Ephemeral.

“the symphony is no fly-by-night venture”

SIMILAR
IMPERMANENTTEMPORARY
2

(of businesses and businessmen) untrustworthy or undependable.

“a fly-by-night operation”

SIMILAR
UNTRUSTWORTHYUNTRUSTY