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Is slat a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word slat is a Scrabble US word. The word slat is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

S1L1A1T1

Is slat a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word slat is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

S1L1A1T1

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Yes. The word slat is a Words With Friends word. The word slat is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (5 found)

ALTS,LAST,LATS,SALT,SLAT,

3-letter words (8 found)

ALS,ALT,ATS,LAS,LAT,SAL,SAT,TAS,

2-letter words (6 found)

AL,AS,AT,LA,ST,TA,

You can make 19 words from slat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of slat

slat lsat salt aslt last alst slta lsta stla tsla ltsa tlsa satl astl stal tsal atsl tasl lats alts ltas tlas atls tals

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Definitions and meaning of slat

slat

Etymology

Old French esclat. Doublet of slate and éclat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slæt/
  • Rhymes: -æt

Noun

slat (plural slats)

  1. A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
  2. (aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
  3. (skiing, slang) A ski.
  4. A thin piece of stone; a slate.

Derived terms

  • slatback
  • slatless

Translations

Verb

slat (third-person singular simple present slats, present participle slatting, simple past and past participle slatted)

  1. To construct or provide with slats.
  2. To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
  3. (British, dialectal) To split; to crack.
  4. To set on; to incite.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Alts, LTAs, SALT, Salt, TLAs, alts, last, lats, salt

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish slat, from Proto-Celtic *slattā (“stalk, staff”). Cognate with Welsh llath.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠl̪ˠɑt̪ˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /sˠlɑt̪ˠ/
  • (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠl̪ˠat̪ˠ/

Noun

slat f (genitive singular slaite, nominative plural slata or slatacha)

  1. rod, slender stick
    Synonyms: bata, maide
  2. cane, switch
    Synonym: cána
  3. wand
  4. slender bar, rod
  5. rail
  6. sapling, slip, scion
  7. (anatomy) penis
    Synonym: bod
  8. (measurement) yard
    Synonym: cleith
  9. (in the plural) outskirts

Declension

  • Alternative strong plural form: slatacha

Derived terms

  • slata Napier
  • slat bhrataí (“jack-staff”)

Mutation

Further reading

  • Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “slat”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old English

Verb

slāt

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of slītan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish slat, from Proto-Celtic *slattā (“stalk, staff”). Cognate with Welsh llath.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠl̪ˠaht/

Noun

slat f (genitive singular slait or slaite, plural slatan)

  1. stick, rod, twig, switch, wand
  2. yard (unit of length)
  3. (vulgar, slang, anatomy) penis

Declension

Derived terms

  • iadh-shlat
  • slat-tomhais

See also

  • mìle (“mile”)
  • òirleach (“inch”)
  • troigh (“foot”)

Mutation


Source: wiktionary.org