slaty

slaty is a 5-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting; as, a slaty color or texture. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 8 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting; as, a slaty color or texture.
2. adjective. of the color of slate or granite

   "the slaty sky of dawn"

   Synonyms: slatey

Synonyms

slatey

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in slaty:

lasty, salty

Common word forms

slatier, slatiest

Words from these letters

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