Is SLITHERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLITHERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLITHERS mean?
Slithers is a form of SLITHER.
- verb
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
“They slid through the wicket in the big gate”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SLITHERS
SLITHERS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SLITHERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hirsels10
- hirsles10
- hitless10
- slither10
- heists9
- hirsel9
- hirsle9
- hisser9
- lither9
- relish9
- shiels9
- shiers9
- shiest9
- shires9
- shirts9
- shites9
- theirs9
- thesis9
- thirls9
- heils8
- heirs8
- heist8
- herls8
- hests8
- hilts8
- hires8
- hists8
- ither8
- lehrs8
- lithe8
- shiel8
- shier8
- shies8
- shire8
- shirt8
- shist8
- shite8
- shits8
- shris8
- their8
- thirl8
- listers7
- relists7
- elhi7
- eths7
- heil7
- heir7
- herl7
- hers7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hilt7
- hire7
- hiss7
- hist7
- hits7
- lehr7
- resh7
- sesh7
Study SLITHERS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.