NAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAIL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAIL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What stands out about NAIL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 NAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin, pointed piece of metal with a flat head that is driven into wood or another material with a hammer to join two pieces together.
A nail holds materials together by friction once it has been driven through them, and the nail is one of the most basic tools of carpentry and construction; the same word also names the hard protective plate at the end of a finger or toe, a sense that comes from the same idea of something thin and pointed. Context usually makes clear which sense of nail is meant.
How NAIL is used
Very common in everyday speech; also used as a verb meaning to fasten with a nail or, informally, to get something exactly right.
- He hammered the nail into the plank without bending it.
- She painted her nail a bright shade of red.
- The old fence was held together with rusty nails.
- A loose nail was sticking out of the floorboard.
- He bit his nail while waiting for the results.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NAIL
The 4 tiles of NAIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NAIL
21 longer words begin with NAIL.
Words ending in NAIL
13 words end in NAIL. Useful as a back hook: play NAIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with NAIL inside
Showing 24 of 37 words that contain NAIL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NAIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NAIL
Common questions about NAIL
- Is NAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAIL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAIL worth?
- NAIL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAIL mean?
- A thin, pointed piece of metal with a flat head that is driven into wood or another material with a hammer to join two pieces together.
- What letters can be added to NAIL?
- NAIL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NAIL:
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