What BAIL Means
- verb: release after a security has been paid
- verb: deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
- noun: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial“the judge set bail at $10,000”
- noun: the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)“he is out on bail”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
BAIL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 A1 I1 L1.
Words Made From The Letters In BAIL
12 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (5)
2 letter words (7)
Longer Words Containing BAIL
BAIL appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.