bailiwick

bailiwick is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 23 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
2. noun. a branch of knowledge

   "in what discipline is his doctorate?"

   "teachers should be well trained in their subject"

   Synonyms: discipline, field, study, subject

3. noun. the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

Synonyms

discipline, field, study, subject

Common word forms

bailiwicks

Words from these letters

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