WAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. WAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAIL?
| 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 WAIL 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 WAIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 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 WAIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cry out in a long, loud, high pitched voice expressing grief or pain.
The word wail traces back to Old Norse vaela, meaning to lament. English speakers also use wail for non-human sounds, such as a siren or the wind through wires.
How WAIL is used
Common in both literal cries of grief and figurative descriptions of noise.
- The mourners began to wail at the graveside.
- Sirens wailed through the empty streets at night.
- She could hear the baby wailing from the next room.
- The wind wailed around the old chimney all night.
- He wailed loudly when he heard the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WAIL
The 4 tiles of WAIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WAIL
10 longer words begin with WAIL.
Words ending in WAIL
2 words end in WAIL. Useful as a back hook: play WAIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with WAIL inside
9 words contain WAIL in the middle. Words that start with WAIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WAIL
Common questions about WAIL
- Is WAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAIL worth?
- WAIL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAIL mean?
- To cry out in a long, loud, high pitched voice expressing grief or pain.
- What letters can be added to WAIL?
- WAIL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WAIL:
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