With AIL
18 words · highest scoring is quail at 14 points
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About 5 Letter Words With AIL
There are 18 five letter words containing AIL in our dictionary. The highest scoring is quail at 14 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 18 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — AVAIL, GAILY, QUAIL among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With AIL at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With AIL
- quail14
- jails12
- daily9
- gaily9
- avail8
- fails8
- flail8
- frail8
Common 5 Letter Words With AIL
- avail8
- email7
- flail8
- gaily9
- jails12
- nails5
- rails5
- snail5
5 Letter Words With AIL Defined
- availVerb · 8 points
- help or benefit
- failsVerb · 8 points
- be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal
- gailyAdverb · 9 points
- in a cheerful or light-hearted way
- jailsNoun · 12 points
- a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
- quailNoun · 14 points
- a small short-tailed Old World game bird resembling a tiny partridge, typically having brown camouflaged plumage
- snailNoun · 5 points
- a mollusc with a single spiral shell into which the whole body can be withdrawn
5 Letter Words With AIL: Questions
How many five letter words containing AIL are there?
There are 18 five letter words containing AIL in our dictionary, and 18 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing AIL?
QUAIL is the highest scoring option at 14 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing AIL?
AVAIL, GAILY, QUAIL are among the most familiar five letter words containing AIL. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing AIL valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.