slew

slew is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Slay. Face value is 7 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.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. past tense. of Slay
2. imp. of Slay.
3. transitive verb. See Slue.
4. noun. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

   "a batch of letters"

   "a deal of trouble"

   Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle

5. verb. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

   "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

   Synonyms: skid, slide, slip, slue

6. verb. turn sharply; change direction abruptly

   "The car cut to the left at the intersection"

   "The motorbike veered to the right"

   Synonyms: curve, cut, sheer, slue, swerve, trend, veer

Synonyms

batch, deal, flock, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, spate, stack, wad, skid, slide

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in slew:

wels

Common word forms

slews, slewed, slewer, slewing

Words from these letters

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