8-Letter Words With WAIL
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With WAIL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With WAIL 4 words
How often does WAIL appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words containing WAIL. They average 13 points and the best is BEWAILED (14 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 13
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- d 25%
- e 25%
- r 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing WAIL
b 3e 1w 4a 1i 1l 1e 1d 2
B 3 + E 1 + W 4 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bewailed
Form of bewail
- verbregret strongly“I deplore this hostile action”
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How many eight-letter words containing WAIL are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words containing WAIL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing WAIL?
BEWAILED is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BEWAILER (13), WAILSOME (13), WAILINGS (12).
Which rare eight-letter words containing WAIL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BEWAILER (13), WAILSOME (13), WAILINGS (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.