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/ˈeɪ̯l/
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Is AIL a Scrabble word?

Yes. AIL is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)

    “Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you.”

  2. To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The awn of barley or other types of corn.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: ail via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English eilen, from Old English eġlan, eġlian (“to trouble, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną (“to trouble, vex”), cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan, “to distress”).

AIL at a glance

AIL has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (A 1 + I 1 + L 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #65,974 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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