trailer: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 7 letter points · starts with T · ends with R
Meaning of trailer
noun
Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing.
Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
Example: the trailer of a plant
An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
Example: At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer.
- US
A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.
Example: We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.
Listed forms: trailers.
Source: Wiktionary — trailer.
verb
To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
Example: The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard.
Listed forms: trailers, trailering, trailered.
Source: Wiktionary — trailer.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for trailer.
noun
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
noun
an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
- preview
- prevue
noun
a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
- house trailer
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is trailer in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of trailer
T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + I(1) + L(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of trailer
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from trailer
102 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in trailer. Showing up to 24, longest first.