12-Letter Words With AILS
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words With AILS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words With AILS 8 words
How often does AILS appear in twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 twelve-letter words containing AILS. They average 16.6 points and the best is FLICKERTAILS (21 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.6
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 75% of words
Most common last letters
- s 75%
- g 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
- ou12.5%
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 twelve-letter word containing AILS
f 4l 1i 1c 3k 5e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1l 1s 1
F 4 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 + E 1 + R 1 + T 1 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1 + S 1 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
flickertails
Form of flickertail
- nounof sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada
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How many twelve-letter words containing AILS are there?
There are 8 twelve-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 twelve-letter word containing AILS?
FLICKERTAILS is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SWALLOWTAILS (18), MAILSHOTTING (18), COUNTERVAILS (17).
Which rare twelve-letter words containing AILS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FLICKERTAILS (21), MAILSHOTTING (18), MAINTOPSAILS (16), TAILSPINNING (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.