SNAILLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SNAILLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNAILLIKE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNAILLIKE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNAILLIKE
No single letter turns SNAILLIKE into another word.
How SNAILLIKE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SNAILLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SNAILLIKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SNAILLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling a snail, especially in being very slow or spiral-shaped.
It is most often used for glacial speed, such as traffic crawling or a sluggish process. A shell with a coiled form can also be called snaillike.
How SNAILLIKE is used
Used in descriptions of pace and shape.
- The traffic moved at a snaillike pace.
- The sculpture had a snaillike spiral at its centre.
- Progress on the road was frustratingly snaillike.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNAILLIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SNAILLIKE
The 9 tiles of SNAILLIKE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SNAILLIKE
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Common questions about SNAILLIKE
- Is SNAILLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNAILLIKE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNAILLIKE worth?
- SNAILLIKE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNAILLIKE mean?
- Resembling a snail, especially in being very slow or spiral-shaped.
- What letters can be added to SNAILLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to SNAILLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SNAILLIKE:
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