SLIER is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SLIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLIER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLIER is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLIER
No single letter turns SLIER into another word.
How SLIER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SLIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about SLIER
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SLIER mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
An older comparative form of sly, meaning more sly, cunning or crafty, used instead of the more common modern spelling slyer.
English allows two spellings of the comparative of sly, and slier follows the same pattern as happy becoming happier, changing the final y to i before adding the ending. Older texts and dictionaries favor slier, while most modern writing has settled on slyer as the standard comparative form. Because the two spellings mean exactly the same thing, a reader meeting slier in an older book should simply understand it as more sly rather than as a separate word.
How SLIER is used
Rare in current writing, met mainly in older texts where it appears instead of the now more common spelling slyer.
- The fox grew slier with every failed attempt to catch it.
- No trader in the market was slier than old Thomas.
- The older edition uses slier where a modern reprint has slyer.
- She gave him a slier smile than he expected.
- Each chapter made the villain slier and more dangerous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLIER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLIER
The 5 tiles of SLIER in a different order — 5 found.
Words ending in SLIER
4 words end in SLIER. Useful as a back hook: play SLIER onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SLIER
Common questions about SLIER
- Is SLIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLIER, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLIER worth?
- SLIER is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLIER mean?
- An older comparative form of sly, meaning more sly, cunning or crafty, used instead of the more common modern spelling slyer.
- What letters can be added to SLIER?
- No single letter can be added to SLIER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SLIER:
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