Sail

4 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To travel on water using wind power with sails. To move smoothly and easily.

“We plan to sail across the bay this weekend.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/seɪl/

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Synonyms

navigate cruisevoyage

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Anagrams of Sail

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

ails lisa

Words one letter different

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

bail dail fail gail hail jail kail mail nail rail said soil tail

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

aisle alias alids alifs alish aliso alisp alist allis alois anils arils axils bails basil dalis dials elias fails gisla hails hilsa islam islay

Longer words starting with Sail

Words that begin with “sail”.

sails saily sailing

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