01 Word definition

jailing

7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants

Is JAILING a word?

Yes. JAILING is a 7-letter verb. JAILING is a present-participle form of JAIL: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell JAILING?

J-A-I-L-I-N-G

JAILING contains 7 letters, begins with J, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

JAILING is a present-participle form of JAIL.

1verb

  1. JAILING is a present-participle form of JAIL: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

    The suspects were imprisoned without trial
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends20points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is JAILING spelled?

J1A2I3L4I5N6G7
Starts withJAIFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats I
Vowel balance3 / 4Vowels / consonants

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About JAILING.

How do you spell JAILING?

JAILING is spelled J-A-I-L-I-N-G. It contains 7 letters.