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Travails

t 1r 1a 1v 4a 1i 1l 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of travail

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

What does travails mean?

noun

  1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

    “she was in labor for six hours”

    Synonymsparturiencylaborlabourconfinementchildbed

  2. use of physical or mental energy; hard work

    “he got an A for effort”

    Synonymseffortelbow greaseexertionsweat

verb

  1. work hard

    “She was digging away at her math homework”

    Synonymslaborlabourtoilfaggrind

Definitions shown for travail, the base form of travails.

Is TRAVAILS 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 TRAVAILS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
t 1r 1a 1v 4a 1i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
t 1r 1a 1v 5a 1i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
t 1r 1a 1v 4a 1i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
t 1r 1a 1v 6a 1i 1l 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in TRAVAILS

Words that end like TRAVAILS

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.

detailsentailsairmailscurtailsentrailspigtailsprevailstoenailsassailscocktailsderailshandrailsretailsavailsblackmailsemailsfailstrailsmailsnailsrailssailstailsmonorails
All words ending in -AILS

Travails: quick answers

Is TRAVAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TRAVAILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TRAVAILS worth?
TRAVAILS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does travails mean?
travails is the plural and third-person singular form of travail, which means “concluding state of pregnancy”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TRAVAILS?
You can make 242 shorter words from TRAVAILS, such as TRAVAIL, AVAILS, AVITAL, LARVAS. See the full list.