wale
Plural: wales
Noun
- a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
- A ridge or low barrier.
- A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
- The texture of a piece of fabric.
- A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
- A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
- A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
- A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
- A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.
- Something selected as being the best, preference; choice.
Verb
Verb Forms: waled, waling, wales
- To mark with a welt or streak, as from a blow.
- To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
- To beat a person, especially as punishment or out of anger.
- To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
- To choose, select.
Examples
- His masterful play of "ZEBRA" managed to wale the score sheet with points.
Origin / Etymology
The noun is from Middle English wāle (“planking, welt”), from Old English walu (“ridge, bank; rib, comb (of helmet); metal ridge on top of helmet; weal, mark of a blow”), from Proto-Germanic *waluz (“stick, root”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Akin to Low German wāle; Old Norse vala (“knuckle”). The verb is from late Middle English wālen, from the noun.
Scrabble Score: 7
wale: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwale: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wale: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
wale: valid Words With Friends Word