WINDSAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WINDSAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WINDSAIL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WINDSAIL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WINDSAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
windsailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WINDSAIL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WINDSAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WINDSAIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WINDSAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A tube or funnel of canvas rigged to catch a breeze and channel it down into the lower parts of a ship.
Before powered fans, a windsail was the simple way to freshen the stale air below deck. Hung from a spar above a hatch, it scooped the wind and sent it downward, which mattered greatly in hot climates.
How WINDSAIL is used
Found in writing about sailing ships and old naval life, rarely in everyday speech.
- The sailors hung a windsail over the forward hatch to cool the hold.
- A limp windsail meant there was no breeze to relieve the heat below.
- She sketched the ship with a billowing windsail above the cargo hatch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WINDSAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WINDSAIL
1 longer words begin with WINDSAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in WINDSAIL
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Common questions about WINDSAIL
- Is WINDSAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINDSAIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WINDSAIL worth?
- WINDSAIL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WINDSAIL mean?
- A tube or funnel of canvas rigged to catch a breeze and channel it down into the lower parts of a ship.
- What letters can be added to WINDSAIL?
- WINDSAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WINDSAIL:
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