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Flails

f 4l 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of flail

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

What does flails mean?

noun

  1. an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

verb

  1. give a thrashing to; beat hard

    Synonymsthrashthreshlam

  2. move like a flail; thresh about

    “Her arms were flailing”

    Synonymsthresh

Definitions shown for flail, the base form of flails.

Is FLAILS 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 FLAILS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
f 4l 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
f 4l 2a 1i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
f 4l 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
f 4l 2a 1i 1l 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in FLAILS

Words that end like FLAILS

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.

All words ending in -AILS

Flails: quick answers

Is FLAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FLAILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FLAILS worth?
FLAILS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does flails mean?
flails is the plural and third-person singular form of flail, which means “an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FLAILS?
You can make 44 shorter words from FLAILS, such as ALIFS, FAILS, FALLS, FILLS. See the full list.