Snail

/sneɪl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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.

verb

To move or travel very slowly.
"The cars were snailing along the motorway during the rush hour."

Anagrams of Snail

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 5 letters:

anils nails slain

Words You Can Make

26 words can be made from the letters in "snail":

5-LETTER WORDS

anils nails slain

4-LETTER WORDS

ails ains anil anis lain lins nail nils sail sain sial

3-LETTER WORDS

ail ain ais als ani ins las lin lis nil sal sin

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "snail" and rearranging:

+alanais lianas nasial salina

+bablins blains

+ealiens alines elains lianes saline

+galgins aligns lasing liangs ligans

+plapins plains spinal

Related Word Patterns

SN...Words starting with "sn"...ILWords ending with "il"All 5-letter words Unscramble "snail"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

dodmanhodmandod

Rhyming Words

abigail aboil abseil acidophil aerofoil agnail ail airfoil airmail anil anvil apostil archil argil aril+5 more

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