mail: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with M · ends with L
Meaning of mail
noun
- countable, regional, uncountable
A bag or wallet.
- countable, uncountable
A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
- countable, uncountable
The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service.
Example: Don't forget to pick up the mail on your way.
- US, uncountable
The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service. The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.
Example: It should be in your mail today, unless the post office lost it!
Listed forms: mails.
Source: Wiktionary — mail.
verb
- ditransitive
To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
- ditransitive
To send by electronic mail.
Example: Please mail me the spreadsheet by the end of the day.
- transitive
To contact (a person) by electronic mail.
Example: I need to mail my tutor about the deadline.
Listed forms: mails, mailing, mailed.
Source: Wiktionary — mail.
noun
- uncountable, usually
Armour consisting of metal rings linked together.
- broadly, uncountable, usually
Armour consisting of small plates linked together.
- uncountable, usually
A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
- uncountable, usually
Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
Listed forms: mails, maille.
Source: Wiktionary — mail.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for mail.
noun
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
- mail service
- postal service
- post
noun
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
noun
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
- chain mail
- ring mail
- chain armor
- chain armour
- ring armor
- ring armour
verb
send via the postal service
- get off
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mail in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mail
M(3) + A(1) + I(1) + L(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of mail
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from mail
17 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mail. Showing up to 24, longest first.