ail
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Is ail a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of ail?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)Examples: "Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you."; "What aileth thee, Hagar?"; "Not content with having in 1996 put a Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) on the statue book, Congress has now begun to hold hearings on a Respect for Marriage Act. Defended, respected: what could possibly ail marriage in America?"transitive
2. (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.Examples: "When he ails ever so little […] he is so peevish."intransitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) An ailment; trouble; illness.obsolete
adj (English)
1. (obsolete) Painful; troublesome.obsolete
noun (English)
1. (West Country) The awn of barley or other types of corn.West-Country
Definition source: Wiktionary