Slay

4 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To kill a person or creature deliberately and with intent.

“The knight rode out to slay the creature that had been terrorising the village.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/sleɪ/

Related Words

Synonyms

murderhitdispatchoffremove

Antonyms

spare save

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in AY, a very common Wordle ending. SL start helps rule out other patterns.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points. Y at the end is valuable, hooks cleanly to SLAYS.

Words Related to Slay

Anagrams of Slay

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

lays

Words one letter different

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

alay blay clay flay play stay

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

aclys acyls amyls arsyl aryls asyla asyle basyl clays flays hylas islay lasty lesya lyase lyssa palsy plays sably sadly saily salay sally salty

Longer words starting with Slay

Words that begin with “slay”.

slays slayed slayer

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