Salt

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A white crystalline substance used for seasoning and preserving food. Sodium chloride.

“Please pass the salt for the french fries.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/sɒlt/

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Synonyms

seasoningsodium chloride

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Good guess with common consonants S, L, T and vowel A.

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points; T ending allows for easy extensions like SALTY.

Words Related to Salt

Anagrams of Salt

Words that use exactly the same letters as “salt”.

alts last

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “salt” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

balt dalt galt halt sale walt

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “salt”.

alist altos altus astel atlas blast blats clast flats halts lasts lasty laths latus least litas lotas malts plats salat salet salta salts salty

Longer words starting with Salt

Words that begin with “salt”.

salta salts salty

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