Definitions For Baiting

noun

  • Harassment especially of a tethered animal
  • Something (such as a piece of food) that is used to attract fish or animals so they can be caught

verb

  • 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 Baiting 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
10
Words with Friends
13

The word Baiting is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Baiting 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

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