Slough

/slʌf/

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

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters

Definition of Slough

noun

The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
"That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful."
Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
"This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn."

verb

To shed (skin).
"Snakes slough their skin periodically."
To slide off (like a layer of skin).
"A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off."
To discard.
"East sloughed a heart."
(Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)
""Dude, Kaydn and Jarom are totally sloughing today!""

Anagrams of Slough

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 6 letters:

Words You Can Make

32 words can be made from the letters in "slough":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

ghoul lough sough

4-LETTER WORDS

gosh guls gush hogs hols hugs logs lugs lush shog shul slog slug soul sugh+1 more

3-LETTER WORDS

gos gul hog hos hug log lug ohs sol sou ugh

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

SL...Words starting with "sl"...GHWords ending with "gh"All 6-letter words Unscramble "slough"

Rhyming Words

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