4 Letters
2 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use rail as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Rail
A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters a, i, l, and r, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ai. Rail starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters r, ra, rai, and the ending characters are l, il, ail, ..
Definition
Any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
Origin/Roots
Old French
School Grade
Rail is set as a kindergarten word that starts with r, ends with l, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
Scrabble
Is rail a scrabble word? A 4 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Rail in Pig Latin is said as "ailray or ailrway".
Unigram
r | a | i | l
Bigram
ra | ai | il
Trigram
rai | ail
Quadrigram
rail
Word Gram
Noun Examples
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
short for railway;
"he traveled by rail";
"he was concerned with rail safety"
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
Verb Examples
criticize severely;
"He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare";
"She railed against the bad social policies"
spread negative information about;
"The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
complain bitterly
fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat;
"They are railing for fresh fish"
lay with rails;
"hundreds of miles were railed out here"
travel by rail or train;
"They railed from Rome to Venice";
"She trained to Hamburg"
convey (goods etc.) by rails;
"fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
separate with a railing;
"rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
provide with rails;
"The yard was railed"
enclose with rails;
"rail in the old graves"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Rail"

There are 271 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to rail.

SynonymDefinition
Adjunctionan act of joining or adjoining things
Animadversionharsh criticism or disapproval
Armthe part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
Attacka decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
Balusterone of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
Balustersa railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Balustradea railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Banistera railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Bannistera railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Barthe act of preventing
"there was no bar against leaving"
"money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

View all cognitive synonyms for Rail

Anagrams

There are 8 anagrams from rail.

Anagram Definition
Railany of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
Larithe basic unit of money in Georgia
ALIRa terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control
"in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
Lairthe habitation of wild animals
Liara person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
Arilfleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
Liraformerly the basic unit of money in Italy
equal to 100 centesimi
Rialthe basic unit of money in Iran

View English words with the unique letters used in rail. Words With The Letters Ailr

Hypernyms

Rail has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Waderany of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
Wading Bird

Hyponyms

There are 8 hyponyms for rail

Word Definition
Cootslaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
Crakeany of several short-billed Old World rails
Maori Hen
Notornisflightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
Notornis Mantelli
Takaheflightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
Wekaflightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
Wood Hen

Meronyms

There are 2 member direct meronyms for the word rail

Word Definition
Family Rallidae
Rallidaerails;
crakes;
gallinules;
coots

Names With The Word "Rail"

43 names are spelled with rail.

NameMaleFemale
LatrailYesYes
MontrailYesNo
KentrailYesNo
DontrailYesNo
TyrailYesNo

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The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word rail.

Is rail a scrabble word or can you use rail in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 2017 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 2661 games. This 4 letter 4 point scrabble word can be rearranged 24 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, i, l, and r? There's 27 with 6 letters or less with the letters a, i, l, and r. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Ritual (6 letters) 6 +2 8 +3 ritual
Trial (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 trail
Latria (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 aailrt
Rail (4 letters) 4 5 lari
Lari (4 letters) 4 5 lari
Arilus (6 letters) 6 +2 8 +3 arilus
Urial (5 letters) 5 +1 7 +2 urial
Lariat (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 aailrt
Rails (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 rails
Trail (5 letters) 5 +1 6 +1 trail
Irula (5 letters) 5 +1 7 +2 urial
ALIR (4 letters) 4 5 lari
Lair (4 letters) 4 5 lari
Altair (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 aailrt
Liar (4 letters) 4 5 lari
Rival (5 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 viral
Larix (5 letters) 12 +8 13 +8 larix
Aralia (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 aralia
Aril (4 letters) 4 5 lari
Lira (4 letters) 4 5 lari
Rial (4 letters) 4 5 lari
Riyal (5 letters) 8 +4 8 +3 riyal
Atrial (6 letters) 6 +2 7 +2 aailrt
Viral (5 letters) 8 +4 10 +5 viral
Warily (6 letters) 12 +8 12 +7 warily





     

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