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Is slither a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word slither is a Scrabble US word. The word slither is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

S1L1I1T1H4E1R1

Is slither a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word slither is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

S1L1I1T1H4E1R1

Is slither a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word slither is a Words With Friends word. The word slither is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

SLITHER,

6-letter words (13 found)

HIRSEL,HIRSLE,LISTER,LITERS,LITHER,LITHES,LITRES,RELISH,RELIST,TEHSIL,THEIRS,THIRLS,TILERS,

5-letter words (48 found)

HEILS,HEIRS,HEIST,HERLS,HILTS,HIRES,ISLET,ISTLE,ITHER,LEHRS,LEIRS,LEISH,LIERS,LITER,LITES,LITHE,LITHS,LITRE,REIST,RELIT,RESIT,RHIES,RIELS,RILES,RITES,SEHRI,SHIEL,SHIER,SHIRE,SHIRT,SHITE,SIETH,SILER,SITHE,SLIER,STEIL,STILE,STIRE,TEHRS,TEILS,THEIR,THIRL,TIERS,TILER,TILES,TIRES,TIRLS,TRIES,

4-letter words (67 found)

EISH,ELHI,ELTS,ERST,ETHS,HEIL,HEIR,HERL,HERS,HEST,HETS,HIES,HILT,HIRE,HIST,HITS,IRES,ISLE,LEHR,LEIR,LEIS,LEST,LETS,LIER,LIES,LIRE,LIST,LITE,LITH,LITS,REHS,REIS,RESH,REST,RETS,RIEL,RILE,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEIL,SEIR,SHET,SHIR,SHIT,SHRI,SILE,SILT,SIRE,SITE,SITH,SLIT,STIE,STIR,TEHR,TEIL,TELS,THIR,THIS,TIER,TIES,TILE,TILS,TIRE,TIRL,TRES,TRIE,

3-letter words (40 found)

EHS,ELS,ELT,ERS,EST,ETH,HER,HES,HET,HIE,HIS,HIT,IRE,ISH,ITS,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIS,LIT,REH,REI,RES,RET,RIT,SEI,SEL,SER,SET,SHE,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEL,TES,THE,TIE,TIL,TIS,

2-letter words (16 found)

EH,EL,ER,ES,ET,HE,HI,IS,IT,LI,RE,SH,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 186 words from slither according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of slither

slither

Etymology

From Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren (“to slither, creep”), from Old English slidrian (“to slip, slide, slither”), from Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn (“to slide, slither”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slip”), equivalent to slide +‎ -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”), German schlittern (“to slither, skid”). More at slide.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈslɪð.ə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈslɪð.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ)

Verb

slither (third-person singular simple present slithers, present participle slithering, simple past and past participle slithered)

  1. (intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.
  2. (intransitive) To slide

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Adjective

slither

  1. (archaic) slithery; slippery

Noun

slither (uncountable)

  1. A limestone rubble.
  2. (nonstandard, see usage notes) A sliver.

Usage notes

The use of slither to mean sliver, which is prevalent especially in Britain (where th-fronting is becoming more and more prevalent), is considered by many to be an error, though at least one major dictionary merely labels it "informal" [1].

See also

  • sliver

Anagrams

  • Hirtles, Hitlers, Shitler, relisht

Source: wiktionary.org