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Fails

/feɪlz/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Fails

noun

  1. Poor quality; substandard workmanship.

    "The project was full of fail."

  2. A failure (condition of being unsuccessful)
  3. A failure (something incapable of success)
  4. A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
  5. A failing grade in an academic examination.

verb

  1. To be unsuccessful.

    "Throughout my life, I have always failed."

  2. Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)

    "The truck failed to start."

  3. To neglect.

    "The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors."

  4. Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.

    "After running five minutes, the engine failed."

  5. To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.

noun

  1. A piece of turf cut from grassland.
Anagrams of Fails

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "fails":

alifs

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "fails" and rearranging:

+ccalifsfiscal
+efalsie
+kkalifs
+lflails
+nfinals
+ppilafs
+rflairsfrails
+ysalify
Related Word Patterns
FA...Words starting with "fa"...LSWords ending with "ls"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "fails"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

succeed
Letter Values
f4
a1
i1
l1
s1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Fails
aalsaasvogelsabdominalsabettalsabigailsabnormalsaboriginalsabseilsabuttalsaccidentalsaccrualsaccusals
Related 5-Letter Words
fablefacedfacerfacesfacetfaciafactsfaddyfadedfaderfadesfadgefadosfaenafaery

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Fails"

Fails is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "fails" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Fails" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "fails" is a low-scoring word.