Silt

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Fine sediment composed of clay, sand, or small rock particles that is deposited by flowing or standing water.

“The harbour mouth was gradually choked with silt carried down from the upland fields.”

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Synonyms

sedimentmuddepositalluviumclay

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in LT, all four letters rank among the most common in English words, a reliable Wordle guess.

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, SILTS, SILTED, and SILTING all extend it, making it a flexible base word.

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Anagrams of Silt

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

list lits slit

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “silt” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

filt gilt hilt jilt kilt salt silk

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “silt”.

alist blist flits gilts glist hilts islet islot istle jilts kilts liest lifts lilts lints lists listy liszt litas lites litus milts silts silty

Longer words starting with Silt

Words that begin with “silt”.

silts silty silted

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