Vial

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A small sealed bottle, typically made of glass or plastic, used to contain medicines or other liquids.

“The pharmacist carefully labelled each vial before placing it in the refrigerated cabinet.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

vi·al

Related Words

Synonyms

phial ampule ampulampoule

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the IA vowel pair in the middle, V-I-A-L tests a useful spread of letters.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, the variant spelling phial is also valid and uses the high-value PH combination.

Words Related to Vial

Anagrams of Vial

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

vali vila

Words one letter different

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

dial

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

alive alvia alvin anvil avail avile cavil clavi lavic nival oliva rival silva slavi vails vakil valid vials villa vinal viola viral vital voila

Longer words starting with Vial

Words that begin with “vial”.

vials vialed

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