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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

Is slat a Words With Friends word?

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

S1L2A1T1

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Valid words made from Slat

You can make 19 words from 'slat' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

4 letters words from 'slat'

ALTS 4LAST 4
LATS 4SALT 4
SLAT 4 

3 letters words from 'slat'

ALS 3ALT 3
ATS 3LAS 3
LAT 3SAL 3
SAT 3TAS 3

2 letters words from 'slat'

AL 2AS 2
AT 2LA 2
ST 2TA 2

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

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word slat. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in slat.

Definitions and meaning of slat

slat

Etymology

Old French esclat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slæt/
  • Rhymes: -æt

Noun

slat (plural slats)

  1. A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath) or metal.
    slats of a window blind
  2. (aeronautical) A movable control surface at the leading edge of a wing that when moved, changes the chord line of the airfoil, affecting the angle of attack. Employed in conjunction with flaps to allow for a lower stall speed in the landing attitude, facilitating slow flight.
  3. (skiing, slang) A ski.
    • 2005, Richard V. Shriver, Gold to Refine (page 31)
      I never got down that hill without losing at least one of my skis! Clarence didn't lose his slats. The straps went over his boots and held them in place. If he fell, he risked breaking a foot or leg, but the slats stayed on.
  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; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
    • 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent
      "How did you kill him?" "Slatted his brains out."
  3. (Britain, dialect) To split; to crack.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
  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

  • 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

Mutation

Old English

Verb

slāt

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of slītan

Scottish Gaelic

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

Derived terms

See also

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

Mutation


Source: wiktionary.org
  • the act of one that slashes.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)