Definitions For Tail

noun

  • The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
  • The rear part of a ship
  • The rear part of an aircraft
  • (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
  • The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • A spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
  • Any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
  • The time of the last part of something
  • To follow (someone) closely
  • To move in a line that is not straight

verb

  • Remove the stalk of fruits or berries
  • Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
  • Go after with the intent to catch

Is Tail a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
4
Words with Friends
5

The word Tail is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Tail in a Sentence

  • The police had been tailing the suspect for several miles.
  • She is constantly tailed by the press.
  • The pitch tailed away from the batter.

Synonyms for Tail

Antonyms for Tail

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