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Railroad

/ˈɹeɪlɹəʊd/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts8 letters
Definition of Railroad

noun

  1. A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.

    "Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads"

  2. The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
  3. A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets

    "Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each-other"

  4. A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.

    "The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed."

verb

  1. To transport via railroad.
  2. To operate a railroad.

    "The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly"

  3. To work for a railroad.
  4. To travel by railroad.
  5. To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
Anagrams of Railroad

No exact anagrams found for "railroad". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+srailroads
Related Word Patterns
RA...Words starting with "ra"...ADWords ending with "ad"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "railroad"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

railway
Letter Values
r1
a1
i1
l1
r1
o1
a1
d2

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Railroad
abfaradabroadacidheadaheadairheadalidadaoudadarmloadarrowheadasclepiadaudadbackload
Related 8-Letter Words
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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 "Railroad"

Railroad is a 8-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Railroad" in Word Games

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