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JAILS is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for JAILS.

30 total results for JAILS( score: 50 )

15 results for JAILS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun May 14, 202315AHolding areas in Capture the FlagSid SivakumarShortz
Fri Oct 9, 20207DPuts awaySam BuchbinderShortz
Sun Feb 4, 2018103DLocks up (2)David Levinson WilkShortz
Mon Oct 24, 20166APrisons (2)John GuzzettaShortz
Thu Jul 23, 20155ACansTimothy PolinShortz
Mon Mar 2, 20151ASends to the lockupAndrea Carla MichaelsShortz
Sat May 19, 201226ASolitary placesPatrick BerryShortz
Mon Feb 28, 201137APrisons (2)Mike BuckleyShortz
Wed Jul 29, 20091AClinksTim WescottShortz
Wed Oct 25, 20065ALocks up (2)Adam G. PerlShortz
Wed Mar 22, 200624DPuts in a can?Jim HyresShortz
Mon Feb 27, 20066APuts behind bars (2)Ed EarlyShortz
Sat Aug 16, 200336APensManny NosowskyShortz
Mon Feb 11, 200249DPuts behind bars (2)Peter GordonShortz
Wed May 22, 19964AIncarceratesR. HughesShortz
15 results for JAILS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Apr 5, 19939AHoosegowsPeter GordonMaleska
Thu Feb 25, 19886DIncarceratesGloria EvansMaleska
Sun Dec 5, 198277DBridewellsVirginia P. AbelsonMaleska
Fri Nov 20, 198132DProsecutes a criminal successfullyA. J. SantoraMaleska
Mon Jan 21, 198034AIncarceratesBrumbauchMaleska
Wed May 4, 197745DImprisonsHenry HookMaleska
Mon Mar 17, 197537ALocks upWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Tue Jul 23, 197435ACell containersEvelyn B. RosenthalWeng
Sat Aug 2, 19699ALocks up.UnknownWeng
Sun Jun 29, 196951DLocks upLewis C. BreakerWeng
Fri Sep 30, 196642ALockups.UnknownFarrar
Tue Aug 12, 195829DConfines.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Fri Mar 9, 195664ALocks up.Anthony MorseFarrar
Mon Jan 16, 195640AIncarcerates.Herbert LyleFarrar
Sun May 22, 195583DConfines.Diana R. SessionsFarrar
Anagrams:LIJAS
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