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Sailing

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

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Very common

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

What does sailing mean?

noun

  1. the work of a sailor

    Synonymsseafaringnavigation

  2. riding in a sailboat

  3. the departure of a vessel from a port

  4. the activity of flying a glider

    Synonymsglideglidingsailplaningsoaring

Is SAILING 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 SAILING worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1a 1i 1l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
s 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 SAILING

Anagrams 2

aislingnilgais

Hooks for SAILING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

sailings

Words that end like SAILING

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.

failingmailingnailingtrailingbailinghailingjailingrailingtailingwailingailingflailingsnailingdetailingavailingemailingderailingentailingretailingunfailingairmailingcurtailingprevailingblackmailing
All words ending in -AILING

Sailing: quick answers

Is SAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SAILING 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 SAILING worth?
SAILING scores 8 points in Scrabble, 11 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 sailing mean?
As a noun, sailing means “the work of a sailor”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SAILING?
You can make 102 shorter words from SAILING, such as AILING, ALGINS, ALIGNS, ISLING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SAILING?
SAILING rearranges into AISLING, NILGAIS.