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SL is small but sharp: slate, slide, slice, slope, slump. Slate is a well-known opener even before SL is confirmed, and it is still the right second guess once it is.
In 5-letter words starting with SL, the most common letters in position 3 are: A, I, E, O, U.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| SLACK | adjective | loose, lacking tension, or showing little effort |
| SLANG | noun | very informal language used by a particular group |
| SLANT | verb | to lean or present something from a particular angle or bias |
| SLASH | verb | to cut with a sweeping stroke |
| SLATE | noun | a fine-grained stone or a planned list of candidates or items |
| SLAVE | noun | a person forced to work and treated as property |
| SLEEK | adjective | smooth, glossy, and well-shaped |
| SLEEP | verb | to rest in a state of reduced consciousness |
| SLICE | noun | a thin flat piece cut from something larger |
| SLICK | adjective | smooth, slippery, or cleverly polished |
| SLIDE | verb | to move smoothly along a surface |
| SLIME | noun | a soft slippery substance |
| SLING | verb | to throw or hang loosely from something |
| SLOPE | noun | a surface that rises or falls at an angle |
| SLUMP | verb | to fall or drop heavily; to decline sharply |
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This list has 15 five-letter words starting with SL that have definitions. 15 are common everyday words. Wordle's answer list includes 7 of them.
Slate first — A, T, and E are the letters that separate this list. Slide if A is gray and you need I. Slice is usually the finisher after I and E are known.
If A and E missed, slide or slump. If T was yellow, look at words with T later in the word. Do not follow slate with stale — that is a different prefix and burns the same letters.