9-letter words that end in ail
- papermail — snail mail
- pass-fail — a system of grading in some educational institutions in which a student simply passes or fails instead of receiving a letter or numerical grade.
- rack rail — (in an inclined-plane or mountain-climbing railway) a rail between the running rails having cogs or teeth with which cogwheels on the locomotive engage.
- scaletail — a squirrel in the family Anomaluridae possessing scales on the underside of the tail
- sea snail — any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- shirttail — the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- slip rail — one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- slip-rail — one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- slop pail — a pail for conveying slop in feeding livestock, especially pigs.
- soft hail — snow pellets.
- splittail — a minnow, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, of the Sacramento River, having the upper lobe of the tail much longer than the lower lobe: habitat changes have greatly reduced its numbers.
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- spritsail — a sail extended by a sprit.
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- swingtail — denoting an aircraft with a rear portion that can be opened to assist in loading cargo
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- thumbnail — the nail of the thumb.
- trim rail — the lower row of pins or cleats on a pin rail, used for tying off or fastening lines after lowering scenery into position.
- turn tail — the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- voicemail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- whitetail — A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
- wind sail — a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.