What JAIL Means
- noun: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- verb: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail“The suspects were imprisoned without trial”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
JAIL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as J8 A1 I1 L1.
Words Made From The Letters In JAIL
7 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 (2)
2 letter words (5)
Longer Words Containing JAIL
JAIL appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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