slip
slip is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What does slip mean?
Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.
Move out of position.
Pass out of one's memory.
Pass on stealthily.
“He slipped me the key when nobody was looking”
To make a mistake or be incorrect.
Move stealthily.
“The ship slipped away in the darkness”
Get worse.
“My grades are slipping”
Cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion.
“he slipped the bolt into place”
Insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly.
“He slipped some money into the waiter's hand”
Move easily.
“slip into something comfortable”
Move smoothly and easily.
“the bolt slipped into place”
“water slipped from the polished marble”
A small sheet of paper.
“a receipt slip”
“a withdrawal slip”
An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall.
“he blamed his slip on the ice”
“the jolt caused many slips and a few spills”
A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
A place where a craft can be made fast.
Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material.
A woman's sleeveless undergarment.
A young and slender person.
“he's a mere slip of a lad”
Potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics.
The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning).
Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow.
An unexpected slide.
A flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air.
A slippery smoothness.
A socially awkward or tactless act.
A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting.