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Bails

b 3a 1i 1l 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of bail

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does bails mean?

noun

  1. (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”

    Synonymsbail bondbond

  2. 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”

verb

  1. release after a security has been paid

  2. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

  3. secure the release of (someone) by providing security

  4. empty (a vessel) by bailing

  5. remove (water) from a vessel with a container

Definitions shown for bail, the base form of bails.

Is BAILS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is BAILS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
b 3a 1i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
b 4a 1i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
b 4a 1i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
b 4a 1i 1l 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BAILS

Anagrams 2

basillabis

Words that end like BAILS

Common words that share the ending -AILS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

failsmailsnailsrailssailstailstrailshailsjailspailswailsailsflailssnailsdetailsentailsavailsemailsassailsderailsretailsairmailscurtailsentrails
All words ending in -AILS

Bails: quick answers

Is BAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BAILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BAILS worth?
BAILS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bails mean?
bails is the plural and third-person singular form of bail, which means “(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BAILS?
You can make 38 shorter words from BAILS, such as ALBS, BAIL, BALS, BIAS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BAILS?
BAILS rearranges into BASIL, LABIS.