Nail

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A thin metal fastener; the hard covering on fingers and toes.

“He hammered the nail into the wooden board.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/neɪl/

Related Words

Synonyms

fastenerpinspike

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Wordle

Contains AI vowel pattern with N and L.

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, good for vowel combinations.

Words Related to Nail

Anagrams of Nail

Words that use exactly the same letters as “nail”.

alin anil

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “nail” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bail dail fail gail hail jail kail mail neil rail sail tail

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “nail”.

alain alani albin alfin algin alien align aline alkin aloin altin alvin anile anils anlia anoil anoli anvil binal blain calin canli danli elain

Longer words starting with Nail

Words that begin with “nail”.

nails naily

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