What WALES Means
WALES is a form of WALE, which means:
- noun: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- noun: thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
WALES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as W4 A1 L1 E1 S1.
Anagrams of WALES (4)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In WALES
45 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (17)
3 letter words (19)
2 letter words (9)
Longer Words Containing WALES
WALES appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.