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...and is worth 8 points by itself.
bail
noun
1. A container used for emptying water from a boat.
2. A hinged bar on a typewriter that holds the paper against the platen.
3. A person who provides this security.
4. An arch or hoop, such as one of those used to support the top of a covered wagon.
5. Chiefly British A pole or bar used to confine or separate animals.
phrasal-verb
1. Bail out To abandon a project or enterprise.
2. Bail out To parachute from an aircraft; eject.
verb
1. To clear (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side.
2. To clear water from by dipping and throwing.
3. To release under bail.
4. To procure the release of by giving bail.
5. To help from a predicament.
verb-intransitive
1. To empty a boat of water by bailing.
verb-transitive
1. Informal To extricate from a difficult situation: always bailing you out of trouble.
2. To empty (a boat) of water by bailing.
3. To release (a person) for whom security has been paid.
4. To remove (water) from a boat by repeatedly filling a container and emptying it over the side.
5. To secure the release of by providing security.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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bail | 6 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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ab | 4 |
ai | 2 |
al | 2 |
ba | 4 |
bi | 4 |
la | 2 |
li | 2 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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ail | 3 |
alb | 5 |
bal | 5 |
lab | 5 |
lib | 5 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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bail | 6 |