Sleety
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Characterised by or consisting of sleet, or resembling frozen or part-frozen rain.
“The sleety weather made driving on the mountain road extremely hazardous.”
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sleet·y
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Wordle
Contains E and Y, two E's in the word, the TY ending is a recognisable pattern worth guessing
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, SLEETY scores modestly but the Y is useful for reaching awkward board positions
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