Slick
/slɪk/
noun
- A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
"Careful in turn three — there's an oil slick on the road."
- Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
- A tool used to make something smooth or even.
- A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
"You'll go much faster if you put on slicks."
- A helicopter.
adjective
- Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
"His large round head was shaved slick."
- Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
"They read all kinds of slick magazines."
- Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
"That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything."
- (often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.
"Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick."
- Extraordinarily great or special.
"That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!"
SYNONYMS
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Slick"
Slick is a 5-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "slick" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Slick" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "slick" is a medium-scoring word.