8-Letter Words Starting With DERAIL
- 2 words
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- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DERAIL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DERAIL 2 words
How common is DERAIL at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 eight-letter words that start with DERAIL. They average 9.5 points and the best is DERAILED (10 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.5
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- d 50%
- r 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DERAIL
d 2e 1r 1a 1i 1l 1e 1d 2
D 2 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
derailed
Form of derail
- verbcause to run off the tracks“they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste”
- verbrun off or leave the rails“the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks”
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8-Letter Words Starting With DERAIL FAQ
How many eight-letter words that start with DERAIL are there?
There are 2 eight-letter words that start with DERAIL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DERAIL?
DERAILED is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DERAILER (9).