Gaol And Jail

[kendra20]

I have read many books with the word gaol meaning jail, but when I put gaol down in a word puzzle it wouldn't accept it saying it was not in the dictionary why is this anyone know

[bibblebub]

is it an American word puzzle?

[maggiebee]

Macmillan Dictionary: Gaol

▸ noun: 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: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

[kendra20]

its countdown but could be american version got the app on android

[jim360]

Gaol is the older spelling, still used these days but disappearing from use. I think it's more "dead" in the US than the UK, so if it were a word puzzle based on a US dictionary you might find it disallowed.

[kendra20]

flipping yanks (lol) would have had a good word

[jim360]

If it's Countdown you should be able to do better than four letters... :P

[kendra20]

was going to put gaoling as in jailing

[bibblebub]

align - would be a longer word

[jno]

ogling

[joggerjayne]

My other half sent me a text, and it just said "gban"

I thought that was bang out of order.

[jim360]

Oh, you.

[jno]

perhaps he should have sent you one saying "a nag"?

[kendra20]

I don't know if anyone has the countdown app it's very addictive but the 30 seconds you get to make a word out of 9 letters flies and you just don't have time to think of many. the numbers round is even worse

[jim360]

It's a very tough game really, don't worry about it.

[Old_Geezer]

It may be you were looking in an American dictioary. You need an English one.

[Old_Geezer]

Ah I see others have said as much.