Baiting

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The deliberate harassment or tormenting of a restrained animal, or the act of provoking and goading a person.

“Bear baiting was a cruel form of entertainment that was eventually banned across Britain.”

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Synonyms

tormentinggoadingprovokingteasingharassing

Antonyms

soothingcalming

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the AIT cluster, the -ING ending is very common in seven-letter answers

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Scrabble

B worth 3 points, the -ING extension creates useful hooks on the board

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bailing baizing banting basting batting gaiting waiting

Words you can make from Baiting

Shorter words formed from the letters in “baiting”.

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