Is DERAILS a word?
DERAILS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 3 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DERAILS is a valid word.
What does derails mean?
DERAILS is an inflected form of derail.
verb: cause to run off the tracks.
“they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DERAILS: word details
- Pronunciation: dih-RAYLZ (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of derails.
Solve a whole rack, not just DERAILS
DERAILS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DERAILS mean?
DERAILS is an inflected form of derail and is a verb. It means: cause to run off the tracks.
Is DERAILS a valid word?
Yes, DERAILS is a valid word. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.