What does SLAUGHTER mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈslɔtər/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. the killing of animals (as for food)
  2. a sound defeat
  3. the savage and excessive killing of many people

verb

  1. kill (animals) usually for food consumption“They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter”
  2. kill a large number of people indiscriminately“The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

slaughters14slaughtered16slaughtering17

Anagrams of SLAUGHTER

laughters13

Words inside SLAUGHTER

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

great6 heart8 large6 later5 least5 share8 gets5hear7 last4 late4 real4 rest4 sure4 true4 age4 are3 art3 get4 has6her6let3 set3 she6the6use3 as2 at2 he5 re2 us2

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Questions

Is SLAUGHTER a valid word in word games?

SLAUGHTER 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 SLAUGHTER worth?

SLAUGHTER is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SLAUGHTER?

517 other words, including THE, AS, ARE and AT.