wailer

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈweɪlə/ (UK)
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/ˈweɪlə/ (UK) · /ˈweɪlɚ/ (US)

Definition of wailer

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who wails or laments.
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noun

  1. One who wails or laments.
  2. A professional hired mourner.
  3. (historical)A boy employed to pick out stones, pyrites, etc. remaining in the coal after it is screened.

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Etymology

From Middle English wayler, weilere; equivalent to wail + -er.

Anagrams of wailer

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

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Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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