nail
Nail can refer to a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener, horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits, or a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard. As a verb, nail can mean to attach something somewhere by means of nails, succeed in obtaining a position, or take into custody.
Length
4
Scrabble
4
WWF
6
Starts
NA
Ends
AIL
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “NAIL” Mean?
nail has 10 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 senseshorny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
Verb
7 sensesattach something somewhere by means of nails
“nail the board onto the wall”
succeed at easily
“She sailed through her exams”
“You will pass with flying colors”
“She nailed her astrophysics course”
Synonyms
locate exactly
“can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?”
“The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome”
Synonyms
Show 1 more verb definition
complete a pass
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
Length
4 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
N, A, I, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆NAIL has a Scrabble score of 4. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NAIL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆NAIL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆NAIL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
N
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
NA, AI, IL
Trigrams
NAI, AIL
Crossword Intelligence
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