Sickle

/ˈsɪkl̩/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters

Definition of Sickle

noun

An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
Any of the sickle-shaped middle feathers of the domestic cock.

verb

To cut with a sickle.
To deform (as with a red blood cell) into an abnormal crescent shape.
Of red blood cells: to assume an abnormal crescent shape.

adjective

Shaped like the blade of a sickle; crescent-shaped.
"a sickle moon"

Anagrams of Sickle

Words You Can Make

39 words can be made from the letters in "sickle":

5-LETTER WORDS

ceils licks likes slice slick

4-LETTER WORDS

ceil cels elks ices ilks isle leis leks lice lick lies like sice sick sike+1 more

3-LETTER WORDS

cel cis elk els ice ick ilk kis lei lek les lie lis sec sei+3 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "sickle" and rearranging:

+dsickled slicked

+nnickels nickles slicken

+rlickers slicker

+tstickle tickles

Related Word Patterns

SI...Words starting with "si"...LEWords ending with "le"All 6-letter words Unscramble "sickle"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

abatable abaxile abdicable abele able abolishable abominable abradable abrogable absorbable abstractable abubble abusable acceptable accessible+5 more

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