An Arab sailing vessel is a type of boat used in the Middle East and North Africa for fishing, trading, and transportation. The four main types of Arab sailing vessels are DHOW (4 letters), SCHOONER (8 letters), SLOOP (5 letters), and YAWL (4 letters). Dhows are traditional wooden boats with a lateen sail, while schooners are two-masted vessels with fore-and-aft sails. Sloops are single-masted vessels with a mainsail and one or two headsails, and yawls are two-masted vessels with a mainsail and a smaller mizzen sail. All of these vessels are used in the Arab world for various purposes.