Jailed

6 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Held in a state of captivity or confined in prison.

“Three suspects were jailed overnight pending further investigation by detectives.”

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Synonyms

captiveconfinedimprisoned

Antonyms

freed releasedliberated

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Wordle

J opener, AI vowel pair in positions 2 and 3, ends in -LED which is distinctive

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Scrabble

J scores 8 points, the AI vowel combination is useful for rack management

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Words you can make from Jailed

Shorter words formed from the letters in “jailed”.

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