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Hails

h 4a 1i 1l 1s 1

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of hail

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does hails mean?

noun

  1. precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

  2. many objects thrown forcefully through the air

    “a hail of pebbles”

  3. enthusiastic greeting

verb

  1. praise vociferously

    “The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”

    Synonymsacclaimherald

  2. be a native of

    “She hails from Kalamazoo”

    Synonymscome

  3. call for

    “hail a cab”

  4. greet enthusiastically or joyfully

    Synonymsherald

  5. precipitate as small ice particles

    “It hailed for an hour”

Definitions shown for hail, the base form of hails.

Is HAILS 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) Yes

How many points is HAILS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
h 4a 1i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
h 3a 1i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
h 4a 1i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
h 3a 1i 1l 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in HAILS

Words that end like HAILS

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

Hails: quick answers

Is HAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HAILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HAILS worth?
HAILS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hails mean?
hails is the plural and third-person singular form of hail, which means “precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HAILS?
You can make 35 shorter words from HAILS, such as AHIS, HAIL, HILA, LAHS. See the full list.