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Derails

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

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · third-person singular form of derail

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

What does derails 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 derails.

Is DERAILS 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 DERAILS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in DERAILS

Anagrams 3

dialersredialssideral

Words that end like DERAILS

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

detailsentailsassailsretailsairmailsavailscurtailsemailsentrailspigtailsprevailstoenailscocktailshandrailsblackmailsfailstrailsmailsnailsrailssailstailsflailssnails
All words ending in -AILS

Derails: quick answers

Is DERAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DERAILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DERAILS worth?
DERAILS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does derails mean?
derails is the third-person singular form 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 DERAILS?
You can make 306 shorter words from DERAILS, such as AIDERS, AISLED, ALDERS, ARILED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DERAILS?
DERAILS rearranges into DIALERS, REDIALS, SIDERAL.