The word wail 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.)

  • wail v. (Intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
  • wail v. (Intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
  • wail v. (Intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.

18 valid words from 3 definitions

ANGUISH AS BITTERLY CRY CRYING IN INTRANSITIVE LAMENT LIKE MAKE MOURNING NOISE OR OUT PERSISTENTLY SORROW TO WEEP

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

AI AIL WAI

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AW LI

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

WALI

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

BAIL FAIL HAIL JAIL KAIL MAIL NAIL PAIL RAIL SAIL TAIL VAIL WAID WAIF WAIN WAIR WAIS WAIT WALL WAUL WAWL WEIL

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

AIL WAI

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

WAILS WAILED WAILER WAILERS WAILFUL WAILING WAILINGS WAILSOME WAILFULLY WAILINGLY

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

SWAILS BEWAILS BEWAILED BEWAILER BEWAILERS BEWAILING BEWAILINGS UNBEWAILED BEWAILINGLY

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

SWAIL BEWAIL

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

+E WALIE
+G WILGA
+J WILJA
+N LAWIN
+P PILAW
+S SWAIL WAILS WALIS

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

-I AWL LAW
-L WAI
-W AIL

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

Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

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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