nail
VERBNOUN
/neɪl/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH N
nail is a valid 4-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1A1I1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =4 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 8TRIPLE WORD → 12
MEANING
What does nail mean?
VERB · 7 SENSES
1
Hit hard.
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2
Take into custody.
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3
Complete a pass.
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4
Locate exactly.
“The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome”
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5
Succeed at easily.
“She nailed her astrophysics course”
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6
Succeed in obtaining a position.
“He nailed down a spot at Harvard”
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7
Attach something somewhere by means of nails.
“nail the board onto the wall”
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RELATED
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits.
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2
A former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard.
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3
A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener.
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AT THE BOARD