Salt
/sɔlt/
Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:5 pts4 letters
Definition of Salt
noun
- A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
- One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
- A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
- A sailor (also old salt).
- Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.
verb
- To add salt to.
"to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter"
- To deposit salt as a saline solution.
"The brine begins to salt."
- To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
- To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
- To include colorful language in.
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Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Salt"
Salt is a 4-letter word that scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "salt" can be rearranged to form 4 other valid words.
Using "Salt" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "salt" is a low-scoring word.