FLYER

Meaning

That which flies, as a bird or insect.

• verbTo distribute flyers (leaflets).

FLYER as a word-puzzle answer

FLYER is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (E) and 4 consonants (F, L, Y, R). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (E, R), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.