What does SALT mean?

Pronunciation
/sɔlt/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
4
Words With Friends score
5
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
  2. white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
  3. the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth

verb

  1. add salt to
  2. sprinkle as if with salt“the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps”
  3. add zest or liveliness to“She salts her lectures with jokes”
  4. preserve with salt“people used to salt meats on ships”

adjective

  1. (of speech) painful or bitter“salt scorn”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

salts5saltest7

Anagrams of SALT

last4 alts4slat4lats4

Words inside SALT

12 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

als3alt3las3lat3sal3sat3tas3al2as2 at2 la2 ta2

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Anagrams of SALT

Word lists

Questions

Is SALT a valid word in word games?

SALT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is SALT worth?

SALT is worth 4 points with Scrabble letter values and 5 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SALT?

12 other words, including AS, AT, AL and LA.