5 Letter Words Starting With SL (86 Words)

Common 5-letter words that start with SL

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

sleep★7to be in a natural, periodic state of rest
slide★6to move smoothly along a surface
slots★5a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative…
slave★8a person who is owned by someone
slope★7an elevated geological formation
slice★7a share of something
slate★5to cover with a roofing material
slash★8to cut with violent sweeping strokes
sleek★9smooth and glossy
slips★7to slide suddenly and accidentally
slick★11a slippery smoothness
slept★7to be in a natural, periodic state of rest
slack★11not tight or taut
slang★6to use extremely informal or vulgar language
sling★6to throw with a sudden motion
slant★5a biased way of looking at or presenting something

86 of the 12,982 5-letter words start with SL (1%).
67 are good in NWL2023, 86 in Collins Scrabble Words, 67 in WOW24 and 66 in the Words With Friends list. 22 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, slojd scores the most (13), then slick, slack, slyly and sluff (11 each).