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Derailed

d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 1e 1d 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · past tense of derail

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does derailed mean?

verb

  1. cause to run off the tracks

    “they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste”

  2. run off or leave the rails

    “the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks”

    Synonymsjump

Definitions shown for derail, the base form of derailed.

Is DERAILED a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DERAILED worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

11 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 2e 1d 2

Wordfeud

10 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 2e 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DERAILED

Anagrams 2

deadlierredialed

Words that end like DERAILED

Common words that share the ending -AILED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

detailedassailedentailedretailedairmailedavailedcurtailedemailedprevailedblackmailedfailedtrailedmailednailedsailedflailedsnailedbailedhailedjailedrailedtailedwailedailed
All words ending in -AILED

Derailed: quick answers

Is DERAILED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DERAILED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DERAILED worth?
DERAILED scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does derailed mean?
derailed is the past tense of derail, which means “cause to run off the tracks”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DERAILED?
You can make 222 shorter words from DERAILED, such as DEAIRED, DIEDRAL, DRAILED, DREIDEL. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DERAILED?
DERAILED rearranges into DEADLIER, REDIALED.