Slough

/slʌf/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Slough

noun

  1. The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

    "That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful."

  2. Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

    "This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn."

verb

  1. To shed (skin).

    "Snakes slough their skin periodically."

  2. To slide off (like a layer of skin).

    "A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off."

  3. To discard.

    "East sloughed a heart."

  4. (Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)

    ""Dude, Kaydn and Jarom are totally sloughing today!""

Anagrams of Slough

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "slough":

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

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 "Slough"

Slough is a 6-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "slough" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Slough" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "slough" is a medium-scoring word.