Slate

5 lettersnounmoderate

Updated February 2026

Definition

A fine-grained grey rock easily split into flat pieces, used for roofing. Also a list of candidates or schedule.

“The roof was covered with traditional slate tiles.”

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Top-tier starting word according to analysis - S, L, A, T, E are among the most common letters.

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Worth 5 points. Very flexible word that works with many prefixes and suffixes.

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