Words Containing TAIL

There are over 330 words with the letters TAIL in English. From short TAIL-words to long ones, find all the words that have TAIL in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with TAIL.

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4-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 4-letter TAIL-words:

tail

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5-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 5-letter TAIL-words:

tails

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9

6-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 6-letter TAIL-words:

detail

retail

entail

oxtail

tailed

tailer

taille

tailor

tailye

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7-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 7-letter TAIL-words:

details

cattail

curtail

dogtail

entails

etailer

foxtail

ragtail

redtail

tailard

tailend

tailers

tailfan

tailfin

tailfly

tailles

taillie

tailors

tailzie

wagtail

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8-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 8-letter TAIL-words:

detailed

brantail

bucktail

dovetail

etailers

fishtail

foxtails

lobtails

plowtail

retailed

tailback

taileron

tailfans

tailfins

tailgate

tailhook

tailings

tailspun

wagtails

whiptail

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9 letter TAIL-words icon
90

9-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 9-letter TAIL-words:

aventaile

aventails

bangtails

boattails

brantails

curtailer

detailers

hairtails

horsetail

retailing

shavetail

spinetail

tailbooms

tailcoats

tailerons

tailflies

tailgated

tailplane

tailskids

tailwater

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10-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 10-letter TAIL-words:

broadtails

curtailing

dovetailed

entailment

harestails

lobtailing

needletail

ploughtail

ponytailed

scaletails

shavetails

swordtails

tailboards

tailgaters

taillessly

tailormake

tailpiping

tailstocks

untailored

yellowtail

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11-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 11-letter TAIL-words:

beavertails

bristletail

disentailed

feathertail

flickertail

hightailing

magnetotail

needletails

ploughtails

retailoring

scissortail

shirttailed

springtails

swallowtail

tailfeather

tailhopping

tailoresses

tailspinned

tripletails

yellowtails

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12-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 12-letter TAIL-words:

bristletails

culvertailed

curtailments

detailedness

disentailing

dovetailings

flickertails

magnetotails

overdetailed

scissortails

shirttailing

swallowtails

taildraggers

tailfeathers

tailhoppings

taillessness

tailormaking

tailspinning

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13-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 13-letter TAIL-words:

disentailment

draggletailed

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14-Letter Words With TAIL

Common 14-letter TAIL-words:

detailednesses

disentailments

taillessnesses

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330 Common Words with TAIL

Most Common Length
9
(90 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
12.5
(out of 21)
Most Common Ending
s
(42%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains TAIL?

21 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains TAIL is flickertails with a total of 21 points.

F 4
L 1
I 1
C 3
K 5
E 1
R 1
T 1
A 1
I 1
L 1
S 1

A list of all TAIL words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with TAIL. Also commonly searched for are words that end in TAIL. Try our five letter words with TAIL page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters TAIL

  • How many words containing TAIL are in the English dictionary?

    There are 330 words in the English dictionary that contain TAIL, and most of them are 9 letters long (90 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing TAIL?

    The longest word containing TAIL is "detailednesses" at 14 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "detailed" is the longest common word containing TAIL.

  • Are there any rare words containing TAIL worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "jollytail", "tailzie", "foxtail", "oxtail" contain TAIL and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "jollytail" is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing TAIL?

    Most words containing TAIL are 9 letters long, including everyday words like "aventaile", "aventails", "bangtails", "boattails", "brantails".