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Quails

q 10u 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

About 1 syllable

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

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

What does quails mean?

noun

  1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

  2. small gallinaceous game birds

verb

  1. draw back, as with fear or pain

    “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”

    Synonymsflinchsquinchfunkcringeshrink

Definitions shown for quail, the base form of quails.

Is QUAILS 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 QUAILS worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
q 10u 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
q 10u 2a 1i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
q 10u 2a 1i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
q 10u 2a 1i 1l 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in QUAILS

Anagrams 1

Hooks for QUAILS

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

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Quails: quick answers

Is QUAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. QUAILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is QUAILS worth?
QUAILS scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does quails mean?
quails is the plural and third-person singular form of quail, which means “flesh of quail”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in QUAILS?
You can make 30 shorter words from QUAILS, such as QUAIL, QUAIS, QUASI, QUAI. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of QUAILS?
QUAILS rearranges into SQUAIL.