Is SAILED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SAILED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SAILED mean?
Sailed is a form of SAIL.
- verb
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
“We sailed the Atlantic”
- verb
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
“The diva swept into the room”
- noun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- noun
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 6
S (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 7 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SAILED
SAILED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of SAILED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SAILED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aisled7
- deasil7
- ideals7
- ladies7
- aides6
- ailed6
- aside6
- dales6
- deals6
- deils6
- delis6
- dials6
- ideal6
- ideas6
- idles6
- isled6
- lades6
- lased6
- leads6
- sidle6
- slide6
- aisle5
- aide5
- aids5
- dais5
- dale5
- dals5
- deal5
- deil5
- deli5
- dels5
- desi5
- dial5
- diel5
- dies5
- elds5
- idea5
- ides5
- idle5
- lade5
- lads5
- laid5
- lead5
- lids5
- lied5
- sade5
- sadi5
- said5
- side5
- sild5
- sled5
- slid5
- ails4
- ales4
- ilea4
- isle4
- lase4
- leas4
- leis4
- lias4
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