Definitions For Quail

noun

  • Small gallinaceous game birds
  • Flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
  • A kind of small wild bird that is often hunted
  • The meat of quail eaten as food

verb

  • Draw back, as with fear or pain
  • To feel afraid and often to show your fear in a way that can be clearly seen

Is Quail a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
16

The word Quail is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Quail in a Sentence

  • We had quail for dinner.
  • Other politicians quailed before him.
  • He quailed at the thought of seeing her again.

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