Quails

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of quail, meaning recoils or shrinks back in apprehension or dread.

“She quails at the thought of presenting her work to such a large audience.”

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Synonyms

cowersflinchesrecoilsshrinksblanches

Antonyms

facesconfrontsbraves

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

QUA opening plus AILS ending, AILS is a productive Wordle pattern that appears in many words

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Scrabble

Q (10 pts) with common letters A, I, L, S, adds up to a reasonable score and the S can hook board words

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Words you can make from Quails

Shorter words formed from the letters in “quails”.

laius quail quais quasi quila ualis ails lisa luis sail saul sial sula

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