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sail

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Is sail a Scrabble word?

Yes, sail is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 4 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of sail?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.Examples: "When we haue laught to ſee the ſailes conceiue / And grow big bellied with the wanton winde; […]"countableuncountable

2. (nautical, uncountable) The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance.Examples: "Take in sail: a storm is coming."uncountable

3. (uncountable) The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport.uncountable

4. (dated, plural "sail") A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.Examples: "Twenty sail were in sight."; ""[…] The quay is upwards of 1,000 feet in length, and capable of accommodating more than 100 sail of traders; and there are generally a considerable number of vessels of from 40 to 300 tons burden, from various parts of the world, waiting to receive their cargoes.""countabledateduncountable

5. (nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.countableuncountable

6. (fishing) A sailfish.Examples: "We caught three sails today."countableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To set sail; to begin a voyage.Examples: "We sail for Australia tomorrow."intransitive

2. (intransitive) To move briskly but sedately.Examples: "The duchess sailed haughtily out of the room."intransitive

3. (card games, transitive) To deal out (cards) from a distance by impelling them across a surface.Examples: "He would sit his hat across the room, and we would sail cards into it."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "sail"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "sail"?

Scrabble
4 points
S1
A1
I1
L1
Words With Friends
5 points
S1
A1
I1
L2

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