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Jailing

j 8a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of jail

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does jailing mean?

verb

  1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

    “The suspects were imprisoned without trial”

    Synonymsimprisonincarceratelagimmureput behind bars

Definitions shown for jail, the base form of jailing.

Is JAILING 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) No

How many points is JAILING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
j 8a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
j 10a 1i 1l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
j 10a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
j 10a 1i 1l 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in JAILING

Words that end like JAILING

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

All words ending in -AILING

Jailing: quick answers

Is JAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. JAILING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is JAILING worth?
JAILING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does jailing mean?
jailing is the present participle of jail, which means “lock up or confine, in or as in a jail”.
What words can you make with the letters in JAILING?
You can make 46 shorter words from JAILING, such as GAIJIN, JINGAL, JAG, JAIL. See the full list.