The word fail is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • fail v. (Intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
  • fail v. (Transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is…
  • fail v. (Transitive) To neglect.

20 valid words from 3 definitions

ACHIEVE BE DIRECT GOAL INTRANSITIVE IS NEGLECT NOT NOTE OBJECT OF PARTICULAR STATED THE THIS TO TRANSITIVE UNSUCCESSFUL USAGE WORD

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AI AIL FA

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

LI

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ALIF FILA

19 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BAIL FAIK FAIN FAIR FAIX FALL FARL FOIL HAIL JAIL KAIL MAIL NAIL PAIL RAIL SAIL TAIL VAIL WAIL

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

AIL FIL

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

FLAIL FRAIL

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

FAILS FAILED FAILLE FAILING FAILLES FAILURE FAILINGS FAILOVER FAILURES FAILINGLY FAILOVERS

5 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

JEOFAILS UNFAILING UNFAILINGLY UNFAILINGNESS UNFAILINGNESSES

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

JEOFAIL

11 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C CALIF
+K KALIF
+L FLAIL
+N FINAL
+O FOLIA
+P PILAF
+R FILAR FLAIR FRAIL
+S ALIFS FAILS

3 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A FIL
-F AIL
-I ALF

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 53.2 chance (1.88%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 173 chance (0.58%).

Other languages


Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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