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Bails

/beɪlz/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Bails

noun

  1. Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
  2. Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
  3. The person providing such payment.
  4. A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
  5. A person who bails water out of a boat.

verb

  1. To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
  2. To release a person under such guarantee.
  3. To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.

    "to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier"

  4. To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out.

    "to bail water out of a boat"

  5. To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out.

    "to bail a boat"

verb

  1. To exit quickly.

    "With his engine in flames, the pilot had no choice but to bail."

  2. To fail to meet a commitment.

noun

  1. A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
  2. A stall for a cow (or other animal) (usually tethered with a semi-circular hoop).
  3. A hinged bar as a restraint for animals, or on a typewriter.
  4. A frame to restrain a cow during milking or feeding.
  5. A hoop, ring, or other object used to connect a pendant to a necklace.

verb

  1. To secure the head of a cow during milking.

verb

  1. To confine.
  2. To secure (a cow) by placing its head in a bail for milking.
  3. To keep (a traveller) detained in order to rob them; to corner (a wild animal); loosely, to detain, hold up. (Usually with up.)
Anagrams of Bails

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "bails":

basil

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bails" and rearranging:

+eabseil
+ialibisbialis
+kkiblas
+mlimbas
+nablinsblains
+ppibals
+rbrailsbrasillibras
+sbasils
+ybialys
Related Word Patterns
BA...Words starting with "ba"...LSWords ending with "ls"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "bails"
Letter Values
b3
a1
i1
l1
s1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Bails
aalsaasvogelsabdominalsabettalsabigailsabnormalsaboriginalsabseilsabuttalsaccidentalsaccrualsaccusals
Related 5-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Bails"

Bails is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bails" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Bails" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bails" is a low-scoring word.