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Snails

Q: What does snails mean?

snails is the plural and third-person singular form of snail, which means “freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

s ₁n ₁a ₁i ₁l ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of snail

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does snails mean?

noun

freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
Synonymsescargot

verb

gather snails
“We went snailing in the summer”

Definitions shown for snail, the base form of snails.

Is SNAILS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is SNAILS worth?

Scrabble

6 pts

s ₁n ₁a ₁i ₁l ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

8 pts

s ₁n ₂a ₁i ₁l ₂s ₁

Wordfeud

6 pts

s ₁n ₁a ₁i ₁l ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

7 pts

s ₁n ₁a ₁i ₁l ₂s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SNAILS

Best shorter words top 30 of 56

anils 5 lassi 5 nails 5 sails 5 sains 5 sasin 5 sials 5 sisal 5 slain 5 snail 5 ails 4 ains 4 anil 4 anis 4 isna 4 lain 4 lass 4 lias 4 lins 4 nail 4 nils 4 sail 4 sain 4 sais 4 sals 4 sans 4 sial 4 sins 4 ail 3 ain 3

See all 56 words made from SNAILS

Words that end like SNAILS

Common words that share the ending -AILS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

fails trails mails nails rails sails tails flails bails hails jails pails wails ails details entails avails emails assails derails retails airmails curtails entrails

All words ending in -AILS

Snails: quick answers

Is SNAILS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SNAILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.

How many points is SNAILS worth?

SNAILS scores 6 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does snails mean?

snails is the plural and third-person singular form of snail, which means “freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in SNAILS?

You can make 56 shorter words from SNAILS, such as ANILS, LASSI, NAILS, SAILS. See the full list.