DRAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DRAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRAIL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRAIL is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
drailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRAIL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DRAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about DRAIL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DRAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A drail is a heavy, leaded fishing hook or lure that is trailed behind a moving boat to catch fish such as mackerel; drail also names the method of fishing this way.
Anglers use a drail because its weighted body sinks and keeps the hook running at a steady depth as the boat moves forward, unlike a light lure that would simply skim the surface. The word can also work as a verb, so a boat can drail for mackerel along a coast. Older fishing accounts describe drailing as a simple way to catch fish while under sail, needing only a line and the drail itself rather than a rod and reel.
How DRAIL is used
Rare and mostly technical; found in older or specialist writing about sea fishing.
- The boy fixed a drail to the end of the line.
- They went drailing for mackerel off the pier.
- The old manual explained how to weight a drail correctly.
- A drail sinks fast enough to fish just below the surface.
- Fishermen still drail for mackerel from small boats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DRAIL
The 5 tiles of DRAIL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DRAIL
3 longer words begin with DRAIL.
Words ending in DRAIL
6 words end in DRAIL. Useful as a back hook: play DRAIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with DRAIL inside
8 words contain DRAIL in the middle. Words that start with DRAIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DRAIL
Common questions about DRAIL
- Is DRAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAIL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRAIL worth?
- DRAIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRAIL mean?
- A drail is a heavy, leaded fishing hook or lure that is trailed behind a moving boat to catch fish such as mackerel; drail also names the method of fishing this way.
- What letters can be added to DRAIL?
- DRAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DRAIL:
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