Derailing

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

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts9 letters

Definition of Derailing

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."

noun

The act by which something is derailed.

Anagrams of Derailing

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 9 letters:

grindelia redialing

Words You Can Make

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

9-LETTER WORDS

grindelia redialing

8-LETTER WORDS

danglier deairing dragline gainlier gliadine

7-LETTER WORDS

airline aligned aligner dangler darling dealing deliria denarii deraign dialing dingier dirling eliding engrail gladier+15 more

6-LETTER WORDS

aiding ailing airing aldrin alined aliner angled angler argled ariled danger dangle daring

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

DE...Words starting with "de"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 9-letter words Unscramble "derailing"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

unrail

Rhyming Words

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