fairlead
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
Definition of fairlead
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally.
“Approach the boat from the bow and use the Cunningham fairlead to help guide the foot of the mast into the hole in the hull.”
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Etymology
From fair + lead.
Words you can make from fairlead
192 playable · top: AFEARD (10 pts)
Best play afeard 10 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
39 words- FADER 9 pts
- FARAD 9 pts
- FARED 9 pts
- FELID 9 pts
- FIELD 9 pts
- FILED 9 pts
- FIRED 9 pts
- FLIED 9 pts
- FRIED 9 pts
- AFIRE 8 pts
- FARLE 8 pts
- FERAL 8 pts
- FERIA 8 pts
- FILAR 8 pts
- FILER 8 pts
- FLAIR 8 pts
- FLARE 8 pts
- FLIER 8 pts
- FRAIL 8 pts
- LIFER 8 pts
- RIFLE 8 pts
- AIDER 6 pts
- AILED 6 pts
- AIRED 6 pts
- ALDER 6 pts
- DEAIR 6 pts
- DRAIL 6 pts
- IDEAL 6 pts
- IDLER 6 pts
- IRADE 6 pts
- LADER 6 pts
- LAIRD 6 pts
- LIARD 6 pts
- LIDAR 6 pts
- REDIA 6 pts
- RILED 6 pts
- AREAL 5 pts
- ARIEL 5 pts
- LAARI 5 pts
4-letter words
73 words- DEAF 8 pts
- DEFI 8 pts
- DELF 8 pts
- FADE 8 pts
- FARD 8 pts
- FLED 8 pts
- AFAR 7 pts
- ALEF 7 pts
- ALFA 7 pts
- ALIF 7 pts
- FAIL 7 pts
- FAIR 7 pts
- FARE 7 pts
- FARL 7 pts
- FEAL 7 pts
- FEAR 7 pts
- FIAR 7 pts
- FILA 7 pts
- FILE 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FLEA 7 pts
- FLIR 7 pts
- FRAE 7 pts
- LEAF 7 pts
- LIEF 7 pts
- LIFE 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- ARID 5 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DARE 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DEAR 5 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DIAL 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DIRL 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- LADE 5 pts
- LAID 5 pts
- LARD 5 pts
- LEAD 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- RAID 5 pts
- READ 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
3-letter words
41 words- DEF 7 pts
- DIF 7 pts
- FAD 7 pts
- FED 7 pts
- FID 7 pts
- ARF 6 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- FAR 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIL 6 pts
- FIR 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- RIF 6 pts
- AID 4 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- LID 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
2-letter words
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