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Is slate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word slate is a Scrabble US word. The word slate is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is slate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word slate is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

S1L1A1T1E1

Is slate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word slate is a Words With Friends word. The word slate is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (12 found)

LEAST,LEATS,SALET,SETAL,SLATE,STALE,STEAL,STELA,TAELS,TALES,TEALS,TESLA,

4-letter words (31 found)

ALES,ALTS,ATES,EAST,EATS,ELTS,ETAS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LEAS,LEAT,LEST,LETS,SALE,SALT,SATE,SEAL,SEAT,SETA,SLAE,SLAT,TAEL,TAES,TALE,TASE,TEAL,TEAS,TELA,TELS,

3-letter words (27 found)

ALE,ALS,ALT,ATE,ATS,EAS,EAT,ELS,ELT,EST,ETA,LAS,LAT,LEA,LES,LET,SAE,SAL,SAT,SEA,SEL,SET,TAE,TAS,TEA,TEL,TES,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AL,AS,AT,EA,EL,ES,ET,LA,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 83 words from slate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of slate

slate lsate salte aslte laste alste sltae lstae stlae tslae ltsae tlsae satle astle stale tsale atsle tasle latse altse ltase tlase atlse talse slaet lsaet salet aslet laset alset sleat lseat selat eslat lesat elsat saelt aselt sealt esalt aeslt easlt laest alest least elast aelst ealst sltea lstea stlea tslea ltsea tlsea sleta lseta selta eslta lesta elsta stela tsela setla estla tesla etsla ltesa tlesa letsa eltsa telsa etlsa satel astel stael tsael atsel tasel saetl asetl seatl esatl aestl eastl steal tseal setal estal tesal etsal atesl taesl aetsl eatsl teasl etasl lates altes ltaes tlaes atles tales laets alets leats elats aelts ealts lteas tleas letas eltas telas etlas atels taels aetls eatls teals etals

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

Definitions and meaning of slate

slate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sleɪt/
  • Hyphenation: slate
  • Rhymes: -eɪt

Etymology 1

From Middle English slate, slat, slatte, sclate, sclatte, from Old French esclate, from esclat (French éclat), from Frankish *slaitan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slaitijaną, causative of *slītaną (“to cut up, split”). Doublet of éclat.

Alternative forms

  • sclate (obsolete)

Noun

slate (countable and uncountable, plural slates)

  2. (uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
  3. (uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
    Synonyms: slate blue, slate grey, slate gray
  5. (countable) A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools.
  6. (countable) A roofing-tile made of slate.
  7. (countable) A record of money owed.
    Synonyms: account, bill, tab
  8. (countable, chiefly US) A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
  9. An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
  10. A thin plate of any material; a flake.
  11. A tablet computer.
  12. (film) A clapperboard.
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See also
  • basalt
  • blackboard
  • chalkboard
  • whiteboard
  • Appendix:Colors

Adjective

slate (not comparable)

  1. Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.
Hyponyms
  • slate black
  • slate brown
  • slate blue
  • slate gray/grey
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Etymology 2

From Middle English slatten, sclatten, from the noun (see above).

Verb

slate (third-person singular simple present slates, present participle slating, simple past and past participle slated)

  1. (transitive) To cover with slate.
  3. (transitive, chiefly British) To criticise harshly.
  4. (transitive, chiefly US) To schedule.
  5. (transitive, chiefly US) To anticipate or strongly expect.
  6. (transitive, regional) To set a dog upon (a person).
  7. (transitive) To nominate, appoint, or designate.
  8. (transitive, film) To record a synchronization mark using a clapperboard.
Derived terms
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References

  • “slate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Astle, ETLAs, Teals, Tesla, astel, laste, lates, least, leats, salet, setal, stale, steal, stela, taels, tales, teals, telas, tesla

Source: wiktionary.org