The word nail is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • nail n. The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
  • nail n. The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
  • nail n. The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

ALLIED AND ANIMALS ANTERIOR AT BASAL BEAK BIRDS CERTAIN DUCKS ENDS FINGERS HORNY HUMANS OF ON OTHER PLATE PORTION SOME TERMINAL THE THICKENED THIN TOES WINGS

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

HEMIPTERA

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AI AIL NA

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AN LI

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ANIL LAIN

16 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BAIL FAIL HAIL JAIL KAIL MAIL NAIF NAIK NAIN NOIL PAIL RAIL SAIL TAIL VAIL WAIL

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

AIL NIL

21 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

NAILS NAILED NAILER NAILERS NAILERY NAILING NAILSET NAILFILE NAILFOLD NAILHEAD NAILINGS NAILLESS NAILSETS NAILBITER NAILBRUSH NAILERIES NAILFILES NAILFOLDS NAILHEADS NAILBITERS NAILBRUSHES

37 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

SNAILS SNAILY AGNAILS RENAILS SNAILED TENAILS UNNAILS CANAILLE HOBNAILS RENAILED SNAILERY SNAILIER SNAILING TENAILLE TOENAILS TRENAILS UNNAILED CANAILLES DOORNAILS HANGNAILS HOBNAILED RENAILING SNAILFISH SNAILIEST SNAILLIKE TENAILLES TENAILLON TOENAILED TREENAILS UNNAILING HOBNAILING SNAILERIES TENAILLONS THUMBNAILS TOENAILING FINGERNAILS SNAILFISHES

13 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

SNAIL AGNAIL RENAIL TENAIL UNNAIL HOBNAIL TOENAIL TRENAIL DOORNAIL HANGNAIL TREENAIL THUMBNAIL FINGERNAIL

33 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A LANAI LIANA
+B BINAL BLAIN
+C LINAC
+D NIDAL
+E ALIEN ALINE ANILE ELAIN LIANE
+F FINAL
+G ALGIN ALIGN LIANG LIGAN LINGA
+K LAKIN
+M LIMAN
+O ALOIN
+P LAPIN PLAIN
+S ANILS NAILS SLAIN SNAIL
+U INULA
+V ANVIL NIVAL VINAL
+W LAWIN
+Y INLAY LAYIN

5 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A LIN NIL
-L AIN ANI
-N AIL

Scrabble scoring

  • 4 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 23.8 chance (4.21%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 57.6 chance (1.74%).

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  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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