Sallow

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Having a pale yellowish complexion that suggests poor health or prolonged fatigue.

“Her sallow cheeks and sunken eyes alarmed the doctor at the examination.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈsæl.əʊ/

Syllables

sal·low

Related Words

Synonyms

sickly

Antonyms

rosy ruddyflushed

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in OW with double L in the middle. A and O are the two vowels.

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Scrabble

The double L combined with W makes this moderately tile-intensive. High reward if you hold all the letters.

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Anagrams of Sallow

Words that use exactly the same letters as “sallow”.

allows

Words you can make from Sallow

Shorter words formed from the letters in “sallow”.

allow awols ollas salol walls allo alls alow also awls awol laos laws lows olla owls slaw slow wall

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