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Nailing

n 1a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Very common · present participle of nail

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

What does nailing 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 nailing.

Is NAILING 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 NAILING worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
n 1a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

12 pts
n 2a 1i 1l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

9 pts
n 1a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
n 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 NAILING

Anagrams 1

alining

Hooks for NAILING

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

Front hooks

snailing

Back hooks

nailings

Words that end like NAILING

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.

failingmailingsailingtrailingbailinghailingjailingrailingtailingwailingailingflailingdetailingavailingemailingassailingderailingentailingretailingunfailingairmailingcurtailingprevailingblackmailing
All words ending in -AILING

Nailing: quick answers

Is NAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NAILING 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 NAILING worth?
NAILING scores 8 points in Scrabble, 12 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 nailing mean?
nailing is the present participle 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 NAILING?
You can make 50 shorter words from NAILING, such as AILING, LIGNAN, LIGNIN, LINING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of NAILING?
NAILING rearranges into ALINING.