nail: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with N · ends with L
Meaning of nail
noun
The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
- often, specifically
The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human). The thin, flat type of such a plate on the fingers and toes of humans, chimpanzees and some other primates.
Example: When I'm nervous I bite my nails.
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks and other allied birds.
Listed forms: nails.
Source: Wiktionary — nail.
verb
- transitive
To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
Example: He nailed the placard to the post.
- intransitive
To drive a nail.
Example: He used the ax head for nailing.
- transitive
To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
- slang
To catch.
Listed forms: nails, nailing, nailed.
Source: Wiktionary — nail.
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 nail.
verb
take into custody
verb
hit with great force
verb
succeed in obtaining a position
- nail down
- peg
verb
succeed at easily
- breeze through
- ace
- pass with flying colors
- sweep through
- sail through
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is nail in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of nail
N(1) + A(1) + I(1) + L(1) = 4 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 nail
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from nail
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in nail. Showing up to 24, longest first.