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Is WAILS a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list WAILS is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
895

What does WAILS mean?

WAILS is a form of WAIL.

  1. verbemit long loud cries
  2. nouna cry of sorrow and grief
  3. verbcry weakly or softly

Definitions from WordNet.

Has WAILS been a Wordle answer?

No. WAILS hadn't been a Wordle answer through #1965.

Is it a current Wordle answer? (spoiler)

No, WAILS isn't the answer to any Wordle currently being played.

Hooks for WAILS

Add a letter to make a new word: SWAILS.

Anagrams of WAILS

Words inside WAILS

See all 26 words you can make from WAILS

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up WAILS in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is WAILS a Scrabble word?

WAILS is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is WAILS worth?

WAILS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does WAILS mean?

Emit long loud cries.