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When nail helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A I L N
Two-Letter Start
NA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IL
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- NA start
- IL ending
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- nail is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, n plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
noun
The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
"When I'm nervous I bite my nails."
noun
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
noun
The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
noun
The claw of a bird or other animal.
noun
A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
noun
A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
noun
An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20 of an ell or 1/16 of a yard (2 1/4 inches or 5.715 cm).
verb
To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
"He nailed the placard to the post."
verb
To drive a nail.
"He used the ax head for nailing."
verb
To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
verb
To catch.
verb
To expose as a sham.
verb
To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
"I really nailed that test."
verb
To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
verb
Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
verb
To spike, as a cannon.
verb
To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
Related Words
Same Letters
- lanai
- lain
Synonyms
- ace
- fulfill
- fullbring
- arrest
- collar
- nick
- clinch
- fix
- lockdown
- pindown
- dick
- pound