taffrail
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
Definition of taffrail
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
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noun
- The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
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The rail around the stern of a ship.
“One evening, leaning over the taffrail, I observed a very singular, isolated cloud, to the N.W.”
“[…] with heavy, lumber-like pace he was measuring the ship from taffrail to mainmast […]”
“See also citations under tafferel.”
- The deck area at the stern of a vessel.
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Etymology
From either tafferel or aft rail, by false alteration.
Words you can make from taffrail
102 playable · top: AFFAIR (12 pts)
Best play affair 12 points6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
38 words- RAFF 10 pts
- RIFF 10 pts
- TIFF 10 pts
- AFAR 7 pts
- ALFA 7 pts
- ALIF 7 pts
- FAIL 7 pts
- FAIR 7 pts
- FARL 7 pts
- FART 7 pts
- FIAR 7 pts
- FIAT 7 pts
- FILA 7 pts
- FLAT 7 pts
- FLIR 7 pts
- FLIT 7 pts
- FRAT 7 pts
- FRIT 7 pts
- LIFT 7 pts
- RAFT 7 pts
- RIFT 7 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TIRL 4 pts
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25 words2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
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