rail

NOUNVERB /reɪl/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH R

rail is a valid 4-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1I1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =4 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 8TRIPLE WORD → 12
MEANING

What does rail mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

Any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud.

3

Short for railway.

“he traveled by rail”

“he was concerned with rail safety”

4

A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll.

BROADER
NARROWER
5

A horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal).

BROADER
VERB · 10 SENSES
1

Convey (goods etc.) by rails.

“fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium”

BROADER
2

Fish with a handline over the rails of a boat.

“They are railing for fresh fish”

BROADER
3

Lay with rails.

“hundreds of miles were railed out here”

4

Provide with rails.

“The yard was railed”

RELATED
5

Enclose with rails.

“rail in the old graves”

SYNONYMS
RELATED
6

Criticize severely.

“She railed against the bad social policies”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
7

Complain bitterly.

SYNONYMS
8

Separate with a railing.

“rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace”

SYNONYMS
RELATED
9

Spread negative information about.

10

Travel by rail or train.

“They railed from Rome to Venice”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of rail

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