Tail
/teɪl/
Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:5 pts4 letters
Definition of Tail
noun
- The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
"Most primates have a tail and fangs."
- An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
- The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.
- The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
verb
- To follow and observe surreptitiously.
"Tail that car!"
- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
"This vessel tails downstream."
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- To pull or draw by the tail.
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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 "Tail"
Tail is a 4-letter word that scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "tail" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Tail" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tail" is a low-scoring word.