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Is slake a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word slake is a Scrabble US word. The word slake is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is slake a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word slake is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1L1A1K5E1

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Yes. The word slake is a Words With Friends word. The word slake is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

KALES,LAKES,LEAKS,SLAKE,

4-letter words (15 found)

AKES,ALES,ELKS,KAES,KALE,KEAS,LAKE,LASE,LEAK,LEAS,LEKS,SAKE,SALE,SEAL,SLAE,

3-letter words (19 found)

AKE,ALE,ALS,ASK,EAS,ELK,ELS,KAE,KAS,KEA,LAS,LEA,LEK,LES,SAE,SAL,SEA,SEL,SKA,

2-letter words (8 found)

AE,AL,AS,EA,EL,ES,KA,LA,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 47 words from slake according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of slake

slake lsake salke aslke laske alske slkae lskae sklae kslae lksae klsae sakle askle skale ksale aksle kasle lakse alkse lkase klase aklse kalse slaek lsaek salek aslek lasek alsek sleak lseak selak eslak lesak elsak saelk aselk sealk esalk aeslk easlk laesk alesk leask elask aelsk ealsk slkea lskea sklea kslea lksea klsea sleka lseka selka eslka leska elska skela ksela sekla eskla kesla eksla lkesa klesa leksa elksa kelsa eklsa sakel askel skael ksael aksel kasel saekl asekl seakl esakl aeskl easkl skeal kseal sekal eskal kesal eksal akesl kaesl aeksl eaksl keasl ekasl lakes alkes lkaes klaes akles kales laeks aleks leaks elaks aelks ealks lkeas kleas lekas elkas kelas eklas akels kaels aekls eakls keals ekals

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Definitions and meaning of slake

slake

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sleɪk/
  • Rhymes: -eɪk

Etymology 1

From Middle English slaken (“to render slack, to slake”), from Old English sleacian, from Old English slæc (“slack”). Unrelated to, but possibly influenced by, the Old Norse sløkkva (“to extinguish”), compare Swedish släcka in the phrase släcka sin törst (“quench one's thirst”), släcka elden (“put out the fire”), and släckt kalk (“slaked lime”).

Verb

slake (third-person singular simple present slakes, present participle slaking, simple past and past participle slaked)

  1. (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). [from 14thc.]
    Synonyms: quench, extinguish
  2. (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid. [from 14thc.]
  3. (intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
  5. (transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
  6. (intransitive, obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th–17thc.]
  7. (intransitive, obsolete) To slacken; to become relaxed or loose. [11th–16thc.]
  8. (intransitive, obsolete) To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force. [14th–19thc.]
  9. (intransitive, obsolete) To go out; to become extinct.
Derived terms
  • slaked
  • slake trough
Translations

Etymology 2

Probably connected with Icelandic sleikja, "to lick", and German schlecken (“to lick”).

Verb

slake (third-person singular simple present slakes, present participle slaking, simple past and past participle slaked)

  1. (transitive, Scotland) To besmear.

Noun

slake (plural slakes)

  1. (Scotland) A sloppy mess.

References

  • “slake”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Akels, LASEK, Lakes, Leaks, Salek, kales, lakes, laske, leaks

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

slake

  1. definite singular/plural of slak

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

slake

  1. definite singular/plural of slak

Source: wiktionary.org