Definition of slaughter

"slaughter" in the noun sense

1. slaughter

the killing of animals (as for food)

2. thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping

a sound defeat

3. slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery

the savage and excessive killing of many people

"slaughter" in the verb sense

1. butcher, slaughter

kill (animals) usually for food consumption

"They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"

2. massacre, slaughter, mow down

kill a large number of people indiscriminately

"The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

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Quotations for slaughter

Oh, that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw and resolve itself into a dew!
Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd
His canon 'gainst self-slaughter. [ William Shakespeare, Hamlet ]

Is death more cruel from a private dagger than in the field from murdering swords of thousands? Or does the number slain make slaughter glorious? [ Gibber ]

slaughter in Scrabble®

The word slaughter is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters slaughter:

SLAUGHTER
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

estrual, gathers, haglets, halters, haulers, hurtles, largest, lathers, laugher, saluter, slather

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word slaughter

SLAUGHTER
(153)
SLAUGHTER
(126)
SLAUGHTER
(102)
SLAUGHTER
(84)
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(60)
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(52)
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(52)
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(38)
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(38)
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(36)
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(34)
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(32)
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(32)
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(30)
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(30)
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(28)
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(26)
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(17)
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(17)
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(17)
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(16)
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(16)
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(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In slaughter

SLAUGHTER
(153)
SLAUGHTER
(126)
SLAUGHTER
(102)
LAUGHER
(95 = 45 + 50)
GATHERS
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HAGLETS
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(94 = 44 + 50)
LAUGHER
(94 = 44 + 50)
GATHERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
LATHERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
HALTERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SLATHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
HAULERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
HURTLES
(92 = 42 + 50)
LATHERS
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HAULERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SLATHER
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(90 = 40 + 50)
HALTERS
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HURTLES
(90 = 40 + 50)
GATHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HAGLETS
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LAUGHER
(89 = 39 + 50)
LAUGHER
(88 = 38 + 50)
HAGLETS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLATHER
(86 = 36 + 50)
HAGLETS
(86 = 36 + 50)
GATHERS
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HAGLETS
(86 = 36 + 50)
LAUGHER
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LAUGHER
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LAUGHER
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HAGLETS
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LAUGHER
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GATHERS
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GATHERS
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GATHERS
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LAUGHER
(86 = 36 + 50)
HAGLETS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLAUGHTER
(84)
HAGLETS
(84 = 34 + 50)
LATHERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
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HAULERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SLATHER
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GATHERS
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SLATHER
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LAUGHER
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LATHERS
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LARGEST
(82 = 32 + 50)
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LAUGHER
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SLATHER
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HALTERS
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SALUTER
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ESTRUAL
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HAULERS
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SLATHER
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HURTLES
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LARGEST
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SALUTER
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
HURTLES
(72 = 22 + 50)
HAULERS
(72 = 22 + 50)

slaughter in Words With Friends™

The word slaughter is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters slaughter:

SLAUGHTER
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

estrual, gathers, haglets, halters, haulers, hurtles, largest, lathers, laugher, saluter, slather

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word slaughter

SLAUGHTER
(225)
SLAUGHTER
(126)
SLAUGHTER
(114)
SLAUGHTER
(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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(68)
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(64)
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(64)
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(64)
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(60)
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(57)
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(57)
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(46)
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(46)
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(42)
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(38)
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(38)
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(38)
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(34)
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(34)
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(32)
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(30)
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(30)
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(25)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(17)
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(17)
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(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In slaughter

SLAUGHTER
(225)
SLAUGHTER
(126)
SLAUGHTER
(114)
HAGLETS
(107 = 72 + 35)
LAUGHER
(98 = 63 + 35)
LAUGHER
(98 = 63 + 35)
HAULERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
LAUGHER
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LAUGHER
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HALTERS
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GATHERS
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LAUGHER
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HURTLES
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SLATHER
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LARGEST
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LARGEST
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HAGLETS
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LAUGHER
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HUGEST
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(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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SLAUGHTER
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SLAUGHTER
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(64)
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LAUGHER
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Words within the letters of slaughter

2 letter words in slaughter (14 words)

8 letter words in slaughter (3 words)

9 letter words in slaughter (1 word)

slaughter + 1 blank (1 word)

slaughter + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence slaughter

Words with slaughter in them (2 words)

Words that end with slaughter (2 words)

Word Growth involving slaughter

Shorter words in slaughter

ugh aught laughter

la laugh laughter

ugh laugh laughter

Longer words containing slaughter

manslaughter manslaughters

slaughtered

slaughterer slaughterers

slaughterhouse slaughterhouses

slaughtering

slaughters manslaughters