Is FAIL a word?
FAIL is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 3 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, FAIL is a valid word.
What does fail mean?
verb: fail to do something; leave something undone.
“She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
FAIL: word details
- Pronunciation: FAYL (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 7 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of fail
Shorter words inside fail
Words you can make from the letters of fail.
Frequently asked questions
What does FAIL mean?
FAIL is a verb. It means: fail to do something; leave something undone.
Is FAIL a valid word?
Yes, FAIL is a valid word. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.