SLACK — 5 letter word
slack
The word slack has 5 letters: S, L, A, C, K. It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Slack has 2 anagrams: lacks, calks. As a adjective, it means "lacking in rigor or strictness".
5 letter word "slack": S L A C K — adjective
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 13
Letter analysis of slack
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
1 vowels, 4 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of slack
adjective
- lacking in rigor or strictness Synonyms: lax
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide "slack water"
- not tense or taut Synonyms: loose
noun
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely "They took up the slack."
- the quality of being loose, not taut "I hadn't counted on the amount of slack in the rope." Synonyms: slackness
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot Synonyms: mire, quagmire, quag, morass
- a stretch of water without current or movement "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless" Synonyms: slack water
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality Synonyms: drop-off, slump, falloff, falling off
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
verb
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water "slack lime" Synonyms: slake
- become less in amount or intensity Synonyms: let up, abate, slack off, die away
- make less active or intense Synonyms: slake, abate
- become slow or slower Synonyms: slow
- make less active or fast "I slackened my pace as I became tired." Synonyms: relax, slacken, slack up
- release tension on "slack the rope"
- be inattentive to, or neglect "I slack my attention at times."
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
Anagrams of slack(2)
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