Derail

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To cause a train or other vehicle to leave its tracks, or to disrupt and divert a plan or process from its intended course.

“A large boulder on the line threatened to derail the overnight express.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˌdəˈreɪ.əl/

Syllables

de·rail

Related Words

Synonyms

divertdisruptsabotage

Antonyms

guide direct advance

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in AIL with the familiar DE prefix, and contains no repeated letters, making it a clean six-letter target

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points using all common tiles, hooks neatly to DERAILS for an easy seven-letter play

Words Related to Derail

Anagrams of Derail

Words that use exactly the same letters as “derail”.

laired railed

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “derail” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

detail

Words you can make from Derail

Shorter words formed from the letters in “derail”.

adiel aider ailed aired alder ariel daler deair delia drail ideal idler irade lader laird larid liard lidar readl redia riled aide aiel aile

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “derail”.

ireland readily

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