RESAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RESAIL 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 RESAIL?
| 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 RESAIL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
resailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESAIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RESAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What stands out about RESAIL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 RESAIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To sail again, especially to sail a course, race, or voyage a second time.
Resail joins the prefix re- to the verb sail and is used chiefly in yacht racing, where a race that was declared void or unfair because of a foul, a broken rule, or bad weather is resailed rather than simply rescored. The word can also describe a ship or a sailor setting out again on a route already travelled, such as a return crossing. Because the meaning is built directly from its parts, sailors and race officials use it without needing to explain it further. Outside sailing contexts the word appears rarely, since general writing tends to prefer sail again.
How RESAIL is used
Used mainly in yacht racing and general nautical writing, where officials speak of a race that must be resailed after a foul or a stopped start.
- After the collision at the start line, the committee ordered the fleet to resail the race.
- Heavy fog forced the crews to resail the final leg the next morning.
- The captain decided to resail the same route now that the storm had passed.
- A protest upheld against one boat meant the whole heat had to resail.
- They will resail the course once the tide turns back in their favour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESAIL
The 6 tiles of RESAIL in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with RESAIL
3 longer words begin with RESAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in RESAIL
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Common questions about RESAIL
- Is RESAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESAIL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESAIL worth?
- RESAIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESAIL mean?
- To sail again, especially to sail a course, race, or voyage a second time.
- What letters can be added to RESAIL?
- RESAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RESAIL:
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