Snail
/sneɪl/
Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Snail
noun
- Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
- (by extension) A slow person; a sluggard.
- A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock.
- A tortoise or testudo; a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers.
- The pod of the snail clover.
Anagrams of Snail
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
s1
n1
a1
i1
l1
Total: 5 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Snail"
Snail is a 5-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "snail" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Snail" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "snail" is a low-scoring word.