trail

VERBNOUN /treɪl/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T

trail is a valid 5-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1R1A1I1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING

What does trail mean?

VERB · 5 SENSES
3

Move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly.

“John trailed behind his class mates”

“The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart”

SYNONYMS
RELATED
4

Drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground.

“The toddler was trailing his pants”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
5

Hang down so as to drag along the ground.

“The bride's veiled trailed along the ground”

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

Evidence pointing to a possible solution.

“the trail led straight to the perpetrator”

SYNONYMS
2

A path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country.

3

A track or mark left by something that has passed.

“there as a trail of blood”

“a tear left its trail on her cheek”

NARROWER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of trail

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

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