BAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAIL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAIL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does BAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A sum of money paid to a court as security so that a person accused of a crime can be released before trial.
When someone is arrested, a court may set an amount of bail rather than keep the person in custody until the trial takes place. Paying the bail is a promise, backed by money, that the accused will return for later hearings; if the person fails to appear the court keeps the money. The same word is also used as a verb, meaning to secure someone's release in this way.
How BAIL is used
Common in ordinary speech and news reporting about criminal cases, as well as in formal legal writing.
- The judge set bail at two thousand pounds.
- Her family paid the bail so she could go home that night.
- He was released on bail while the investigation continued.
- The court refused bail because of the seriousness of the charge.
- Skipping bail meant a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAIL
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with BAIL.
Words ending in BAIL
1 words end in BAIL. Useful as a back hook: play BAIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with BAIL inside
6 words contain BAIL in the middle. Words that start with BAIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BAIL
Common questions about BAIL
- Is BAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAIL worth?
- BAIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAIL mean?
- A sum of money paid to a court as security so that a person accused of a crime can be released before trial.
- What letters can be added to BAIL?
- BAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BAIL:
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