4 Letters
2 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use gaol as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Gaol
A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters a, g, l, and o, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ao. Gaol starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters g, ga, gao, and the ending characters are l, ol, aol, ..
Definition
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Gaol is set as a kindergarten word that starts with g, ends with l, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
Scrabble
Is gaol a scrabble word? A 5 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Gaol in Pig Latin is said as "aolgay or aolgway".
Unigram
g | a | o | l
Bigram
ga | ao | ol
Trigram
gao | aol
Quadrigram
gaol
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Verb Examples
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;
"The suspects were imprisoned without trial";
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Gaol"

There are 367 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to gaol.

SynonymDefinition
Adoa rapid bustling commotion
Alliterationuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
"around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
Arrestthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Assonancethe repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
Bandsomething elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs
Bastillea jail (literally, a French jail)
Batting Cage
Bedchambera room used primarily for sleeping
Bedrooma room used primarily for sleeping
Beginning Rhyme

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Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from gaol.

Anagram Definition
Goala successful attempt at scoring
"the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
Gaola correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

View English words with the unique letters used in gaol. Words With The Letters Aglo

Derives

Gaol derives from 10 words.

Word Definition
Gaola correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Immurelock up or confine, in or as in a jail
"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Imprisonlock up or confine, in or as in a jail
"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Incarceratelock up or confine, in or as in a jail
"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Jaila correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Juga large bottle with a narrow mouth
Lagthe act of slowing down or falling behind
Put Away
Put Behind Bars
Remandthe act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

Hyponyms

There are 8 hyponyms for gaol

Word Definition
Bastillea jail (literally, a French jail)
Holding Cell
Hoosegowa slang term for a jail
Hoosgowa slang term for a jail
House Of Correction
Lockupthe act of locking something up to protect it
Pokeya slang term for jail
Workhousea county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months

Names With The Word "Gaol"

1 names are spelled with gaol.

NameMaleFemale
GaoleeNoYes

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word gaol.

Is gaol a scrabble word or can you use gaol in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 4538 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 5322 games. This 4 letter 5 point scrabble word can be rearranged 24 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, g, l, and o? There's 14 with 6 letters or less with the letters a, g, l, and o. Here is a list of 14 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Goal (4 letters) 5 7 goal
Gallop (6 letters) 9 +4 13 +6 gallop
Goral (5 letters) 6 +1 8 +1 largo
Galago (6 letters) 8 +3 11 +4 aagglo
Gaol (4 letters) 5 7 goal
Glossa (6 letters) 7 +2 9 +2 glossa
ALGOL (5 letters) 6 +1 9 +2 algol
Oglala (6 letters) 7 +2 10 +3 oglala
Largo (5 letters) 6 +1 8 +1 largo
Gloat (5 letters) 6 +1 8 +1 gloat
Lagos (5 letters) 6 +1 8 +1 lagos
Volga (5 letters) 9 +4 12 +5 volga
Galoot (6 letters) 7 +2 9 +2 galoot
Aglow (5 letters) 9 +4 11 +4 aglow





     

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