ails
Definitions
Noun
- Aromatic bulb used as seasoning
Verb
- Be ill or unwell
- Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "ails".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | details | 2 | 57 |
| 2 | trails | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | fails | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | nails | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | rails | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | entails | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | mails | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | prevails | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | tails | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | pails | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | jails | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | cocktails | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | fingernails | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | sails | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | wails | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | brailsford | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | coattails | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | derails | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | hails | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | hailstorm | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | snails | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | ails | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | ailsa | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | assails | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | bails | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | cat-o-nine-tails | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | curtails | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | dovetails | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | e-mails | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | emails | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | entrails | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | failsafe | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | guardrails | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | hailstone | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | hailstones | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | handrails | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | horsetails | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | mailson | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | monorails | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | quails | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | railsback | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | retails | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | swails | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | tailspin | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | toenails | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | trails' | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | travails | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ails".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sales | 1 | 133 |
| 2 | tales | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | males | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | fails | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | nails | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | wales | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | rails | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | mails | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | tails | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | bales | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | pails | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | jails | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | veils | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | sails | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | wails | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | dales | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | hails | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | hale's | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | pales | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | wales' | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | yale's | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | ales | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | alles | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | ayles | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | bailes | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | bails | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | balles | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | bayles | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | cales | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | calles | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | dale's | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | fales | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | gail's | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | gale's | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | gales | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | galles | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | gayles | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | hailes | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | hales | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | hayles | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | jail's | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | mail's | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | male's | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | rail's | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | rales | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | rales' | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | sale's | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | sales' | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | sayles | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | shales | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | vales | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | valles | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | wailes | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | whale's | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | whales | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | zale's | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ails".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "ails" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "ails" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "ails" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "ails".
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 47
Sound Alikes: 56
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 22
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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