slither

Meanings

Verb

to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
To move about smoothly and from side to side.
To slide.

Adj

Slithery; slippery.

Noun

A limestone rubble.
A sliver.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

slide

Scrabble Score: 10

slither is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
slither is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slither is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

slither is a valid Words With Friends word