Slain

/sleɪn/

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

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters

Definition of Slain

noun

(with "the") Those who have been killed.

verb

To kill, murder.
"Our foes must all be slain."
To eradicate or stamp out.
"You must slay these thoughts."
(by extension) To defeat, overcome (in a competition or contest).
"1956, “Giants Slay Bears in Pro Title Battle”, in Lodi News-Sentinel, 1956 December 31, page 8."
To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
"Ha ha! You slay me!"
To amaze, stun or otherwise incapacitate by awesomeness; to be awesome at something; to kill (slang sense).

Anagrams of Slain

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 5 letters:

anils nails snail

Words You Can Make

26 words can be made from the letters in "slain":

5-LETTER WORDS

anils nails snail

4-LETTER WORDS

ails ains anil anis lain lins nail nils sail sain sial

3-LETTER WORDS

ail ain ais als ani ins las lin lis nil sal sin

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+alanais lianas nasial salina

+bablins blains

+ealiens alines elains lianes saline

+galgins aligns lasing liangs ligans

+plapins plains spinal

Related Word Patterns

SL...Words starting with "sl"...INWords ending with "in"All 5-letter words Unscramble "slain"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

coitizego to bed withsleep withconquerdefeatovercomeassassinatekillmurderhit it out of the park

Rhyming Words

abscisin abstain acetin acetophenetidin acrasin acrolein actin actinomycin actomyosin acyloin adjoin adrenalin aequorin aflatoxin afterpain+5 more

Related Words

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