Definitions For Bait
noun
- Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
- Anything that serves as an enticement
- Something (such as a piece of food) that is used to attract fish or animals so they can be caught
verb
- Harass with persistent criticism or carping
- Attack with dogs or set dogs upon
- Lure, entice, or entrap with bait
- To put a piece of food on (a hook) or in (a trap) in order to attract and catch fish or animals
- To try to make (someone) angry by using criticism or insults
- To use dogs to make (an animal, such as a bear or bull) angry or afraid
Is Bait a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
6
Words with Friends
7
The word Bait is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Bait in a Sentence
- baiting hooks with live worms
- The interviewer kept baiting the politician by asking him whether he was lying.
- Cheese used for bait in mousetraps
- Wait until the fish takes the bait.
- A wide selection of lures and baits
Synonyms for Bait
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