slip: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with P
Meaning of slip
verb
- intransitive
To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- intransitive
To err.
- intransitive
To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
- intransitive
To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
Example: A bone may slip out of place.
Listed forms: slips, slipping, slipped, slipt.
Source: Wiktionary — slip.
noun
An act or instance of slipping.
Example: I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
A slipdress.
A mistake or error.
Example: a slip of the tongue
Listed forms: slips.
Source: Wiktionary — slip.
noun
A twig or shoot; a cutting.
Example: a slip from a vine
A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
Example: She couldn't hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.
A long, thin piece of something.
A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
Example: a salary slip
Listed forms: slips.
Source: Wiktionary — slip.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for slip.
noun
a socially awkward or tactless act
noun
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- slip-up
- miscue
- parapraxis
noun
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
noun
a place where a craft can be made fast
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is slip in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of slip
S(1) + L(1) + I(1) + P(3) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of slip
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from slip
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in slip. Showing up to 24, longest first.