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Railroad

r 1a 1i 1l 1r 1o 1a 1d 2

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Very common

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

What does railroad mean?

noun

  1. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

    Synonymsrailwayrailroad linerailway linerailway system

  2. a line of track providing a runway for wheels

    “he walked along the railroad track”

    Synonymsrailroad trackrailway

verb

  1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

    “They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone”

    Synonymsdragoonsandbag

  2. supply with railroad lines

    “railroad the West”

  3. transport by railroad

Is RAILROAD 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 RAILROAD worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
r 1a 1i 1l 1r 1o 1a 1d 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

9 pts
r 1a 1i 1l 1r 1o 1a 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in RAILROAD

Hooks for RAILROAD

Add one letter to the front or back of RAILROAD to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

railroads

Words that end like RAILROAD

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

workloadcrossroadabroadunloadoffloadpayloadreloaduploadloadroadoverloadbroadtoadgoad
All words ending in -OAD

Railroad: quick answers

Is RAILROAD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RAILROAD is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RAILROAD worth?
RAILROAD scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does railroad mean?
As a noun, railroad means “line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RAILROAD?
You can make 99 shorter words from RAILROAD, such as ALODIA, LAROID, RADIAL, ARDOR. See the full list.