The word derail is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • derail n. Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
  • derail n. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
  • derail v. (Transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.

28 valid words from 3 definitions

AN CAUSE COME CONVERSATION DEBATE DERAIL DERAILER DEVICE DIVERTING FROM IN INSTANCE ITS OF OFF ON OR ORDER ORIGINAL PLACED RAILWAY SYNONYM THE TO TOPIC TRACKS TRAIN TRANSITIVE

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AI AIL DE ER ERA RAI RAIL

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AR ARE ARED ED LI LIAR RE RED

6 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ARILED DIALER LAIRED RAILED REDIAL RELAID

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DETAIL RERAIL SERAIL

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

DRAIL

9 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DERAILS DERAILED DERAILER DERAILERS DERAILING DERAILLEUR DERAILMENT DERAILLEURS DERAILMENTS

38 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A RADIALE
+B BALDIER BEDRAIL BLADIER BRAILED RAILBED RIDABLE
+C DECRIAL RADICEL RADICLE
+D DIEDRAL DRAILED LADDIER
+E LEADIER
+G GLADIER GLAIRED
+I DELIRIA IRIDEAL
+L DALLIER DIALLER RALLIED
+O DARIOLE
+P LIPREAD PEDRAIL PREDIAL
+R LARDIER
+S DERAILS DIALERS REDIALS SIDERAL
+T DILATER REDTAIL TRAILED TRIALED
+U UREDIAL
+V RIVALED VALIDER
+Y READILY

19 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A IDLER RILED
-D ARIEL RAILE
-E DRAIL LAIRD LIARD LIDAR
-I ALDER ARLED LADER
-L AIDER AIRED DEAIR IRADE REDIA
-R AILED ELIAD IDEAL

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 549 chance (0.18%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1825 chance (0.05%).

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Categories without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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