Flailed

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of flail, meaning moved the arms or legs in an uncontrolled, frantic, or desperate manner.

“He flailed about in the water before the lifeguard reached him.”

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Synonyms

thrashedwavedwindmilledstruggledflapped

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

FLAILED contains double L near the end, a repeated consonant worth testing in seven-letter Wordle guesses

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Scrabble

F scores 4 and double L uses common tiles, FLAILED is a decent scorer with good board placement

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Words you can make from Flailed

Shorter words formed from the letters in “flailed”.

afield allied failed faille filled adiel ailed alife allie dalle delia della fedia felid fella fidel field filea filed filla fille flail flied ideal

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