Quail

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

a small short-tailed game bird

“The quail nested in the long grass.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkweɪl/

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Synonyms

flinchsquinchfunkcringeshrinkwincerecoil

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Anagrams of Quail

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

quila

Words one letter different

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quais quarl

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