Sloe
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The small, dark-purple berry of the blackthorn shrub, commonly used to flavour gin.
“She spent the autumn afternoon gathering sloes from the hedgerow to make sloe gin.”
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Ends in OE, an uncommon Wordle ending. The SL start with a silent E trips many solvers.
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Worth 4 points. Rare but useful for playing off an existing E on the board. Hooks to SLOES.
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