Derail

/dəˈɹeɪl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts6 letters

Definition of Derail

noun

A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.
"The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river."
An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.

verb

To cause to come off the tracks.
"The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the penny."
To come off the tracks.
To deviate from the previous course or direction.
"The conversation derailed once James brought up politics."
To cause to deviate from a set course or direction; derange.
"The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture."

Anagrams of Derail

Exact Anagrams

6 words using all 6 letters:

ariled dialer laired railed redial relaid

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "derail":

6-LETTER WORDS

ariled dialer laired railed redial relaid

5-LETTER WORDS

aider ailed aired alder ariel deair drail ideal idler irade lader laird liard lidar redia+1 more

4-LETTER WORDS

aide arid aril dale dare deal dear deil deli dial diel dire dirl earl idea+13 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "derail" and rearranging:

+bbedrail brailed ridable

+cdecrial radicel radicle

+ggladier glaired

+ldallier dialler rallied

+plipread predial

Related Word Patterns

DE...Words starting with "de"...ILWords ending with "il"All 6-letter words Unscramble "derail"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

unrail

Rhyming Words

abigail aboil abseil acidophil aerofoil agnail ail airfoil airmail anil anvil apostil archil argil aril+5 more

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