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Fishtailing

f 4i 1s 1h 4t 1a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Less common · present participle of fishtail

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

What does fishtailing mean?

verb

  1. slow down by moving the tail sideways

    “The airplane fishtailed on the runway”

Definitions shown for fishtail, the base form of fishtailing.

Is FISHTAILING 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 FISHTAILING worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
f 4i 1s 1h 4t 1a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
f 4i 1s 1h 3t 1a 1i 1l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
f 4i 1s 1h 4t 1a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
f 4i 1s 1h 3t 1a 1i 1l 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in FISHTAILING

Words that end like FISHTAILING

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

All words ending in -AILING

Fishtailing: quick answers

Is FISHTAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FISHTAILING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FISHTAILING worth?
FISHTAILING scores 18 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does fishtailing mean?
fishtailing is the present participle of fishtail, which means “slow down by moving the tail sideways”.
What words can you make with the letters in FISHTAILING?
You can make 517 shorter words from FISHTAILING, such as FANLIGHTS, FAITHING, FANLIGHT, FLASHING. See the full list.