Definitions for Wagtail

Wagtail wag·tail

Spelling: [wag-teyl]
IPA: /ˈwægˌteɪl/

Wagtail is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in Wagtail (aagiltw).

Definitions for Wagtail

noun

  1. any of numerous small, chiefly Old World birds of the family Motacillidae, having a slender body with a long, narrow tail that is habitually wagged up and down.
  2. any of several similar birds, as the water thrushes of the genus Seiurus.

Origin of Wagtail

First recorded in 1500-10; wag + tail1

Examples for Wagtail

All at once he turned round to Claude with the agile quickness of a wagtail.

Soon he was at the paper store, where he bought what Mrs. wagtail wanted.

The wagtail most likely to be seen is the grey wagtail (Motacilla melanope).

And I,” cried wagtail, “can tie a bandage, although I am not a surgeon.

wagtail, who was not much of a shot, sat on deck and passed the weapons up and down.

“I am drunk,” roared wagtail, who with might and main was rolling about his little bed.

I went down into the cabin and sat down to breakfast with Gelid and wagtail.

wagtail,” he exclaimed, “the cabin is full of water––we are sinking!

wagtail took a piece of the biscuit and put it into his mouth.

These display the elegant form of the wagtail and the sober colouring of the lark.

Word Value for Wagtail
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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