Words Ending in TAIL
- 59 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Ending in TAIL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Ending in TAIL 59 words
6-Letter Words Ending in TAIL 4
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Ending in TAIL 11
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Ending in TAIL 21
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Ending in TAIL 12
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Ending in TAIL 6
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Ending in TAIL 4
Full 11-letter listHow common is TAIL at the end of words?
Our combined English word list has 59 words ending in TAIL. Most are 8 letters long, they average 12 points, the best is FLICKERTAIL (20 points) and S is the most common first letter (16.9%).
- Total words
- 59
- Most common length
- 8 letters
- 21 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 12
- out of 20 max
- Longest word
- SWALLOWTAIL
- 11 letters
- Most common first letter
- S
- 16.9% of words
Words by length
Most common first letters
- s 16.9%
- b 13.6%
- c 8.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
- oa5.1%
- ou3.4%
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 word ending in TAIL
f 4l 1i 1c 3k 5e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1l 1
F 4 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 + E 1 + R 1 + T 1 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
flickertail
- nounof sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada
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How many words ending in TAIL are there?
There are 59 words ending in TAIL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 21 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word ending in TAIL?
FLICKERTAIL is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SWALLOWTAIL (17), BLACKTAIL (17), FOXTAIL (17).
What are some common words ending in TAIL?
Everyday examples include DETAIL, TAIL, ENTAIL, RETAIL, CURTAIL, PIGTAIL, COTTONTAIL, COCKTAIL. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word ending in TAIL?
SWALLOWTAIL has 11 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, COTTONTAIL (10 letters) is the longest common one.