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Bailing

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of bail, securing the release of an accused person from custody by paying or pledging bail money to a court.

She spent the early hours bailing her brother out of the police station.

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbeɪlɪŋ/

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Synonyms

releasingfreeingsecuring

Antonyms

detainingincarcerating

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Wordle

Contains the AIL cluster, the -ING ending is extremely common in seven-letter answers

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B worth 3 points and G worth 2, the -ING suffix is a productive board extension

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