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Derail

/dəˈɹeɪl/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts6 letters
Definition of Derail

noun

  1. 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."

  2. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.

verb

  1. To cause to come off the tracks.

    "The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the penny."

  2. To come off the tracks.
  3. To deviate from the previous course or direction.

    "The conversation derailed once James brought up politics."

  4. To cause to deviate from a set course or direction; derange.

    "The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture."

Anagrams of Derail

6 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "derail":

arileddialerlairedrailedredialrelaid

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aradiale
+bbedrailbrailedridable
+cdecrialradicelradicle
+eleadier
+ggladierglaired
+ideliria
+ldallierdiallerrallied
+odariole
+plipreadpredial
+rlardier
Related Word Patterns
DE...Words starting with "de"...ILWords ending with "il"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "derail"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

unrail
Letter Values
d2
e1
r1
a1
i1
l1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "derail"All 6-Letter WordsWords Starting With "D"
Rhymes With Derail
abigailaboilabseilacidophilaerofoilagnailailairfoilairmailanilanvilapostil
Related 6-Letter Words
dabbeddabberdabbledachasdacitedackerdacoitdacrondactyldaddledadgumdadoeddadoesdaedaldaemon

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Derail"

Derail is a 6-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "derail" can be rearranged to form 6 other valid words.

Using "Derail" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "derail" is a low-scoring word.