What does HAIL mean?

Pronunciation
/heɪl/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. praise vociferously“The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”
  2. be a native of“She hails from Kalamazoo”
  3. call for“hail a cab”
  4. greet enthusiastically or joyfully
  5. precipitate as small ice particles“It hailed for an hour”

noun

  1. precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
  2. many objects thrown forcefully through the air“a hail of pebbles”
  3. enthusiastic greeting

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

hails8hailed10hailing11

Anagrams of HAIL

hila7

Words inside HAIL

8 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ail3ah5ai2 al2ha5hi5 la2 li2

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Word lists

Questions

Is HAIL a valid word in word games?

HAIL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is HAIL worth?

HAIL is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from HAIL?

8 other words, including AL, LA, HI and AH.