derail

/di'reɪl/ verb
6 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1

Run off or leave the rails.

“the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks”

2

Cause to run off the tracks.

“they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste”

WORD FORMS
Related formderailment
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinerailday
Starts & ends withD … L
Syllablesde · rail
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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