SLIMY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SLIMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLIMY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLIMY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLIMY
No single letter turns SLIMY into another word.
How SLIMY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SLIMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does SLIMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with or resembling slime; thick, slippery and wet to the touch; also, unpleasantly dishonest, flattering or untrustworthy in manner.
Slimy describes surfaces coated with a thick, slippery substance, such as a slimy rock beside a pond or a slug's slimy trail across a path. The word extends easily from touch to character, so a slimy person is one whose flattery or friendliness feels insincere and self-serving, as though covering something unpleasant underneath. This figurative sense is common in everyday speech about people who seem to manipulate others while appearing agreeable on the surface. Both the literal and figurative uses share the same core idea of something unpleasant hidden beneath a slick, hard-to-grasp surface.
How SLIMY is used
Common in everyday speech, used both for physically slippery, wet surfaces and, figuratively, for dishonest or overly flattering people.
- The rocks near the waterfall were slick and slimy underfoot.
- A slimy trail across the path showed where the slug had crawled.
- They distrusted the slimy salesman from the moment he smiled.
- The fish felt slimy and cold as she lifted it from the bucket.
- His slimy compliments only made her more suspicious of his motives.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLIMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SLIMY
Common questions about SLIMY
- Is SLIMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLIMY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLIMY worth?
- SLIMY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLIMY mean?
- Covered with or resembling slime; thick, slippery and wet to the touch; also, unpleasantly dishonest, flattering or untrustworthy in manner.
- What letters can be added to SLIMY?
- No single letter can be added to SLIMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SLIMY:
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