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Nails

Q: What does nails mean?

nails is the plural and third-person singular form of nail, which means “horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

n ₁a ₁i ₁l ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of nail

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

What does nails mean?

noun

horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

verb

attach something somewhere by means of nails
“nail the board onto the wall”
take into custody
“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
Synonymscollar apprehend arrestpick upnab
hit hard
“He smashed a 3-run homer”
Synonymssmash boom blast
succeed in obtaining a position
“He nailed down a spot at Harvard”
Synonymsnail downpeg
succeed at easily
“She sailed through her exams”
Synonymsbreeze throughacepass with flying colorssweep throughsail through
locate exactly
“can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?”
Synonymspinpoint

Definitions shown for nail, the base form of nails.

Is NAILS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 NAILS worth?

Scrabble

5 pts

n ₁a ₁i ₁l ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

7 pts

n ₂a ₁i ₁l ₂s ₁

Wordfeud

5 pts

n ₁a ₁i ₁l ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

6 pts

n ₁a ₁i ₁l ₂s ₁

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

Words from the letters in NAILS

Anagrams 3

anils slain snail

Best shorter words top 30 of 39

ails 4 ains 4 anil 4 anis 4 isna 4 lain 4 lias 4 lins 4 nail 4 nils 4 sail 4 sain 4 sial 4 ail 3 ain 3 ais 3 als 3 ani 3 ins 3 las 3 lin 3 lis 3 nas 3 nil 3 nis 3 sai 3 sal 3 san 3 sin 3 ai 2

See all 39 words made from NAILS

Hooks for NAILS

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

Front hooks

snails

Back hooks

None

Words that end like NAILS

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.

fails mails rails sails tails trails bails hails jails pails wails ails flails details entails avails emails assails derails retails airmails curtails entrails pigtails

All words ending in -AILS

Nails: quick answers

Is NAILS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. NAILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.

How many points is NAILS worth?

NAILS scores 5 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 5 in Wordfeud and 6 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does nails mean?

nails is the plural and third-person singular form of nail, which means “horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in NAILS?

You can make 39 shorter words from NAILS, such as AILS, AINS, ANIL, ANIS. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of NAILS?

NAILS rearranges into ANILS, SLAIN, SNAIL.