HAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAIL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAIL is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does HAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Small pellets of ice that fall from the sky during a storm.
Hail forms when strong updrafts carry raindrops high enough to freeze before they drop back toward the ground. The same word, used as a verb, can also mean to greet someone or call out to attract their attention, as when a person tries to hail a taxi.
How HAIL is used
As a verb it also means to greet or signal, for example hail a cab.
- The hail battered the roof for almost ten minutes.
- Farmers worried the hail would ruin the young crops.
- He tried to hail a taxi in the pouring rain.
- Large hail dented several cars parked on the street.
- She stood on the corner to hail a passing bus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HAIL
The 4 tiles of HAIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HAIL
14 longer words begin with HAIL.
Words with HAIL inside
11 words contain HAIL in the middle. Words that start with HAIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HAIL
Common questions about HAIL
- Is HAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAIL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAIL worth?
- HAIL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAIL mean?
- Small pellets of ice that fall from the sky during a storm.
- What letters can be added to HAIL?
- HAIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HAIL:
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