fingernail

Noun

the nail at the end of a finger
The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English finger neil(e); equivalent to finger + nail. Compare Middle English nayl of fynger (“fingernail”) and Old English handnæġl (“fingernail”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fingernail (“fingernail”), West Frisian fingerneil (“fingernail”), Dutch vingernagel (“fingernail”), German Fingernagel (“fingernail”), Danish fingernegl (“fingernail”), Swedish fingernagel (“fingernail”), Norwegian fingernegl (“fingernail”), Icelandic fingurnögl (“fingernail”).

Synonyms

handnail

Scrabble Score: 14

fingernail: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fingernail: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fingernail: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

fingernail: valid Words With Friends Word