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derails

7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants

Is DERAILS a word?

Yes. DERAILS is a 7-letter verb. DERAILS is a plural or present-tense form of DERAIL: cause to run off the tracks Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell DERAILS?

D-E-R-A-I-L-S

DERAILS contains 7 letters, begins with D, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

DERAILS is a plural or present-tense form of DERAIL.

1verb

  1. DERAILS is a plural or present-tense form of DERAIL: cause to run off the tracks

    “they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste”
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score8points
Words With Friends9points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is DERAILS spelled?

D1E2R3A4I5L6S7
Starts withDERFirst 3 letters
Ends withILSLast 3 letters
Unique letters7No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 4Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →7-letter words →Words starting with DER →Words ending in ILS →Words made from DERAILS →Words with A →Words with D →Words with E →Words with I →

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

dialers8 ptsredials8 ptssideral8 pts

05 Related words

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About DERAILS.

How do you spell DERAILS?

DERAILS is spelled D-E-R-A-I-L-S. It contains 7 letters.