5-Letter Words With AILS
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With AILS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With AILS 13 words
How often does AILS appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 five-letter words containing AILS. They average 7.2 points, the best is JAILS (12 points) and 100% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.2
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 85%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 100% of words
Most common last letters
- s 100%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
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Highest-scoring five-letter word containing AILS
j 8a 1i 1l 1s 1
J 8 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1 + S 1 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
jails
Form of jail
- nouna correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- verblock up or confine, in or as in a jail“The suspects were imprisoned without trial”
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How many five-letter words containing AILS are there?
There are 13 five-letter words containing AILS 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 five-letter word containing AILS?
JAILS is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KAILS (9), FAILS (8), HAILS (8).
What are some common five-letter words containing AILS?
Everyday examples include FAILS, TAILS, NAILS, SAILS, RAILS, MAILS, JAILS, PAILS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.