PAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAIL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAIL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 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 stands out about PAIL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 PAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cylindrical container with a handle, used for carrying liquids or other loose material.
A pail is essentially what most speakers call a bucket, used for hauling water, milk, sand or scraps. The word survives strongly in rural, older, and children's English, as in the rhyme about Jack and Jill fetching a pail of water.
How PAIL is used
Common, especially in rural, older, or children's usage; largely interchangeable with bucket.
- She carried a pail of water from the well.
- The child filled a pail with sand at the beach.
- He milked the cow into a metal pail.
- A wooden pail stood by the barn door.
- They used a pail to bail water out of the boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAIL
The 4 tiles of PAIL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with PAIL
12 longer words begin with PAIL.
Words ending in PAIL
2 words end in PAIL. Useful as a back hook: play PAIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with PAIL inside
4 words contain PAIL in the middle. Words that start with PAIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PAIL
Common questions about PAIL
- Is PAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAIL worth?
- PAIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAIL mean?
- A cylindrical container with a handle, used for carrying liquids or other loose material.
- What letters can be added to PAIL?
- PAIL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PAIL:
Open PAIL in the Word Finder