4 Letters
2 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use tail as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Tail
A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters a, i, l, and t, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ai. Tail starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters t, ta, tai, and the ending characters are l, il, ail, ..
Definition
The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Tail is set as a kindergarten word that starts with t, ends with l, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
Scrabble
Is tail a scrabble word? A 4 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Tail in Pig Latin is said as "ailtay or ailtway".
Unigram
t | a | i | l
Bigram
ta | ai | il
Trigram
tai | ail
Quadrigram
tail
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
the rear part of a ship
the rear part of an aircraft
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
"he deserves a good kick in the butt";
"are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
the time of the last part of something;
"the fag end of this crisis-ridden century";
"the tail of the storm"
Verb Examples
remove the stalk of fruits or berries
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
go after with the intent to catch;
"The policeman chased the mugger down the alley";
"the dog chased the rabbit"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Tail"

There are 472 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to tail.

SynonymDefinition
Abaftat or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
"stow the luggage aft"
"ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"
"the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
Acknowledgments
Addendumtextual matter that is added onto a publication
usually at the end
Adherentsomeone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Affixa linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
Aftat or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
"stow the luggage aft"
"ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"
"the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
Afterhappening at a time subsequent to a reference time
"he apologized subsequently"
"he''s going to the store but he''ll be back here later"
"it didn''t happen until afterward"
"two hours after that"
Aftermostlocated closest to the stern or tail
Afterpart
Afterpiecea brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play

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Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from tail.

Anagram Definition
Tailthe posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
Alit

View English words with the unique letters used in tail. Words With The Letters Ailt

Derives

Tail derives from 3 words.

Word Definition
Boba short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
"he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
Docka short or shortened tail of certain animals
Tailthe posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

Hypernyms

Tail has 3 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Appendagea part that is joined to something larger
Outgrowtha natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
"a bony process"
Processa particular course of action intended to achieve a result
"the procedure of obtaining a driver''s license"
"it was a process of trial and error"

Hyponyms

There are 10 hyponyms for tail

Word Definition
Boba short abrupt inclination (as of the head);
"he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
Bobtaillarge sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white coat and short tail;
believed to trace back to Roman occupation of Britain
Caudal Appendage
Docka short or shortened tail of certain animals
Flaga conspicuously marked or shaped tail
Flukeparasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
Oxtailthe skinned tail of cattle;
used especially for soups
Rattleloosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake''s tail
Scuta short erect tail
Uropygiumposterior part of a bird''s body from which the tail feathers grow

Part Meronyms

There are 2 part meronyms for the word tail

Word Definition
Vertebrateanimals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

Names With The Word "Tail"

16 names are spelled with tail.

NameMaleFemale
NataileNoYes
ChantailNoYes
ShantailNoYes
TailorYesYes
TailaYesYes

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The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word tail.

Is tail a scrabble word or can you use tail in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 2017 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 2281 games. This 4 letter 4 point scrabble word can be rearranged 24 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, i, l, and t? There's 11 with 6 letters or less with the letters a, i, l, and t. Here is a list of 11 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Tail (4 letters) 4 5 tail
Laxity (6 letters) 16 +12 16 +11 laxity
Laity (5 letters) 8 +4 8 +3 italy
Italy (5 letters) 8 +4 8 +3 italy
Italia (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 italia
Latvia (6 letters) 9 +5 11 +6 latvia
Attila (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 attila
Tilia (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 tilia
Vital (5 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 vital
Atilt (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 atilt
Alit (4 letters) 4 5 tail





     

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