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5-Letter Words Starting with SL

There are 44 five-letter words that start with SL on Word.ws, from slack to slyly. The most common are sleep, slave, slide, slice and slope.

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All 44 five-letter words that start with SL

SLA

  • slack11n. The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
  • slade6n. A hillside.
  • slain5n. Those who have been killed.
  • slake9v. To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
  • slane5n. A one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron...
  • slang6n. Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
  • slank9n. A depression, a low place in the ground, especially one at the side of...
  • slant5n. A slope; an incline, inclination.
  • slape7adj. Slippery, slippy.
  • slaps7n. A two-player reaction game in which opponents slap each other's hands.
  • slash8n. A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon...
  • slate5n. A piece of such stone, usually cut into a rectangular shape, used as a...
  • slatt5n. A stone slab used as a veneer for coarse masonry.
  • slaty8adj. Resembling the rock slate.
  • slava8n. The custom of honoring a family patron saint, celebrated chiefly by the...
  • slave8n. A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person...

SLE

  • sleek9adj. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth.
  • sleep7v. To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
  • sleet5n. Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted...

SLI

  • slice7n. That which is thin and broad.
  • slick11adj. Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe...
  • slide6v. To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
  • slike9v. To crawl; creep; slide.
  • slime7n. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any...
  • slimy10adj. Of or pertaining to slime.
  • sling6v. To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  • slink9v. To sneak about furtively.
  • slips7n. The area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the...
  • slive8n. A slice or sliver; slip, chip.

SLO

  • sloat5n. A narrow piece of timber that holds together large pieces; a slat.
  • sloop7n. A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
  • sloot5n. A ditch.
  • slope7n. A surface that either inclines or declines in a regular manner from the...
  • slops7n. Sailors’ breeches ending just below the knees or above the ankles, worn...
  • slosh8v. To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
  • sloth8n. Laziness; slowness of mind; disinclination to action or labour; a...
  • slows8n. Milk sickness.
  • sloyd9n. A Scandinavian system of handicraft-based education that emphasizes the...

SLU

  • sluff11n. An avalanche, mudslide, or a like slumping of material or debris.
  • slump9v. To collapse heavily or helplessly.
  • slunk9n. An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively.
  • slurp7v. To eat or drink noisily.
  • slush8n. Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.

SLY

  • slyly11adv. In a sly manner, cunningly.
21 rare five-letter words that start with SL

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with SL are there?
Word.ws lists 44 five-letter words that start with SL, plus 21 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with SL?
sleep, slave, slide, slice, slope, slate, slack and slick.
Which of the five-letter words that start with SL has the highest letter score?
slyly scores 11 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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