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Is salty a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word salty is a Scrabble US word. The word salty is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1A1L1T1Y4

Is salty a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word salty is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1A1L1T1Y4

Is salty a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word salty is a Words With Friends word. The word salty is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1A1L2T1Y3

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5-letter words (2 found)

SALTY,SLATY,

4-letter words (9 found)

ALTS,LAST,LATS,LAYS,SALT,SLAT,SLAY,STAY,TAYS,

3-letter words (15 found)

ALS,ALT,ATS,AYS,LAS,LAT,LAY,SAL,SAT,SAY,SLY,STY,TAS,TAY,YAS,

2-letter words (8 found)

AL,AS,AT,AY,LA,ST,TA,YA,

You can make 34 words from salty according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of salty

salty aslty slaty lsaty alsty lasty satly astly staly tsaly atsly tasly sltay lstay stlay tslay ltsay tlsay altsy latsy atlsy talsy ltasy tlasy salyt aslyt slayt lsayt alsyt lasyt saylt asylt syalt ysalt ayslt yaslt slyat lsyat sylat yslat lysat ylsat alyst layst aylst yalst lyast ylast satyl astyl stayl tsayl atsyl tasyl saytl asytl syatl ysatl aystl yastl styal tsyal sytal ystal tysal ytsal atysl taysl aytsl yatsl tyasl ytasl sltya lstya stlya tslya ltsya tlsya slyta lsyta sylta yslta lysta ylsta styla tsyla sytla ystla tysla ytsla ltysa tlysa lytsa yltsa tylsa ytlsa altys latys atlys talys ltays tlays alyts layts aylts yalts lyats ylats atyls tayls aytls yatls tyals ytals ltyas tlyas lytas yltas tylas ytlas

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Definitions and meaning of salty

salty

Etymology

From Middle English salti, equivalent to salt +‎ -y.

Compare Saterland Frisian soaltig (“salty”), West Frisian sâltich (“salty”), Dutch zoutig (“salty”), German Low German soltig (“salty”), German salzig (“salty”).

(coarse; irritated, annoyed): Referencing the sharp, 'spicy' flavor of salt. (indignant): Perhaps implying the person is a crybaby, shedding salty tears, or derived from the preceding.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɒl.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlti

Adjective

salty (comparative saltier, superlative saltiest)

  1. Tasting of salt.
  2. Containing salt.
  3. (figuratively, of language) Coarse; provocative; earthy.
  4. (figuratively) Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from salt of the sea).
  5. (slang) Irritated, annoyed, angry, bitter, bitchy.
  6. (linguistics) Pertaining to the Sardinian language and those dialects of Catalan, spoken in the Balearic Islands and along the coast of Catalonia, that use definitive articles descended from the Latin ipse (“self”) instead of the Latin ille (“that”).

Coordinate terms

  • (irritated attitude): saltyback, sassy

Derived terms

  • (experienced sailor): salty dog
  • (taste): salty licorice, salty liquorice, saltiness
  • (other): jump salty, salty tooth, saltily, saltiness

Related terms

  • sea-salty

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Anagrams

  • Styal, slaty

Source: wiktionary.org