slow

VERBADJECTIVEADVERB /sloʊ/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

slow is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1L1O1W4
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does slow mean?

VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Cause to proceed more slowly.

“The illness slowed him down”

2

Become slow or slower.

“Production slowed”

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ADJECTIVE · 5 SENSES
1

Not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time.

“a slow walker”

“the slow lane of traffic”

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2

So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.

3

Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.

“worked with the slow students”

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4

(of business) not active or brisk.

“business is dull (or slow)”

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5

At a slow tempo.

“the band played a slow waltz”

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OTHER · 1 SENSE
1

(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time.

“the clock is slow”

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ADVERB · 2 SENSES
1

Of timepieces.

“the clock is almost an hour slow”

SYNONYMS
2

Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly').

“he spoke slowly”

“please go slow so I can see the sights”

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Anagrams of slow

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