Definitions
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
Word origin
From Middle English be, bee, beo, bey, from Old English bēo, bīo (“bee”), from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ (“bee”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey- (“bee”).
Used in a sentence
“His face was belymmed as byes had him stounge[…].”
“An angry Wasp th'one in a viall had, / Th'other in hers an hony-laden Bee.”
“Can there be a more formall, and better ordered policie, divided into so severall charges and offices, more constantly entertained, and better maintained, than that of Bees?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues
01“Busy pollinator”3 letters
02“Buzzing pollinator”3 letters
03“Garden pollinator”3 letters
04“Hive buzzer”3 letters
05“Hive resident”3 letters
06“Hive worker”3 letters
07“Honey-making insect”3 letters
08“Spelling contest”3 letters
09“Spelling contest word”3 letters
10“Stinging pollinator”3 letters
11“Honey maker”3 letters
12“Honey insect”3 letters
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