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Nails

/neɪlz/

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Nails

noun

  1. The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

    "When I'm nervous I bite my nails."

  2. The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
  3. The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
  4. The claw of a bird or other animal.
  5. A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.

verb

  1. To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.

    "He nailed the placard to the post."

  2. To drive a nail.

    "He used the ax head for nailing."

  3. To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
  4. To catch.
  5. To expose as a sham.
Anagrams of Nails

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "nails":

anilsslainsnail

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+alanaislianasnasialsalina
+bablinsblains
+clinacs
+disland
+ealiensalineselainslianessaline
+ffinals
+galginsalignslasingliangsligans
+mlimans
+oaloins
+plapinsplainsspinal
Related Word Patterns
NA...Words starting with "na"...LSWords ending with "ls"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "nails"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
n1
a1
i1
l1
s1

Total: 5 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Nails
aalsaasvogelsabdominalsabettalsabigailsabnormalsaboriginalsabseilsabuttalsaccidentalsaccrualsaccusals
Related 5-Letter Words
naansnabesnabisnabobnachonacrenadasnadirnaevinaffsnaggynaiadnaifsnairanairu

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 "Nails"

Nails is a 5-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "nails" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Nails" in Word Games

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