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Nailed

n 1a 1i 1l 1e 1d 2

About 1 syllable

verb · 6 letters · Very common · past tense of nail

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

What does nailed mean?

verb

  1. attach something somewhere by means of nails

    “nail the board onto the wall”

  2. take into custody

    “the police nabbed the suspected criminals”

    Synonymscollarapprehendarrestpick upnab

  3. hit hard

    “He smashed a 3-run homer”

    Synonymssmashboomblast

  4. succeed in obtaining a position

    “He nailed down a spot at Harvard”

    Synonymsnail downpeg

  5. succeed at easily

    “She sailed through her exams”

    Synonymsbreeze throughacepass with flying colorssweep throughsail through

  6. locate exactly

    “can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?”

    Synonymspinpoint

Definitions shown for nail, the base form of nailed.

Is NAILED 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 NAILED worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
n 1a 1i 1l 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

9 pts
n 2a 1i 1l 2e 1d 2

Wordfeud

7 pts
n 1a 1i 1l 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
n 1a 1i 1l 2e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in NAILED

Anagrams 2

alineddenial

Hooks for NAILED

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

Front hooks

snailed

Back hooks

None

Words that end like NAILED

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

failedmailedsailedtrailedbailedhailedjailedrailedtailedwailedailedflaileddetailedavailedemailedassailedderailedentailedretailedairmailedcurtailedprevailedblackmailedsnailed
All words ending in -AILED

Nailed: quick answers

Is NAILED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NAILED 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 NAILED worth?
NAILED scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 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 nailed mean?
nailed is the past tense of nail, which means “attach something somewhere by means of nails”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NAILED?
You can make 100 shorter words from NAILED, such as AILED, DAINE, ELAND, ELDIN. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of NAILED?
NAILED rearranges into ALINED, DENIAL.