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Assails

a 1s 1s 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · third-person singular form of assail

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does assails mean?

verb

  1. attack someone physically or emotionally

    “The mugger assaulted the woman”

    Synonymsassaultset onattack

  2. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

    “Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II”

    Synonymsattack

  3. attack in speech or writing

    “The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”

    Synonymsattackroundlash outsnipeassault

Definitions shown for assail, the base form of assails.

Is ASSAILS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ASSAILS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
a 1s 1s 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
a 1s 1s 1a 1i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
a 1s 1s 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
a 1s 1s 1a 1i 1l 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ASSAILS

Hooks for ASSAILS

Add one letter to the front or back of ASSAILS to make another word.

Front hooks

vassailswassails

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ASSAILS

Common words that share the ending -AILS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

detailsentailsderailsretailsairmailsavailscurtailsemailsentrailspigtailsprevailstoenailscocktailshandrailsblackmailsfailstrailsmailsnailsrailssailstailsflailssnails
All words ending in -AILS

Assails: quick answers

Is ASSAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ASSAILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ASSAILS worth?
ASSAILS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does assails mean?
assails is the third-person singular form of assail, which means “attack someone physically or emotionally”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ASSAILS?
You can make 45 shorter words from ASSAILS, such as ASSAIL, ASSAIS, LASSIS, SALSAS. See the full list.