Definitions for sleuths

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Spelling: [slooth]
IPA: /sluθ/

Sleuths is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in sleuths (ehlsstu).

Definitions for sleuths

noun

  1. a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
  2. a bloodhound, a dog used for tracking.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to track or trail, as a detective.

Origin of sleuths

First recorded in 1875-80; short for sleuthhound

Examples for sleuths

“Apana once climbed up walls like a pre-Spiderman sleuth and slipped into an opium dive,” writes Huang.

Never was there a sleuth with his heart in his business as mine will be.

All we've got to do now is to play the sleuth when he leaves the cabin.

[Styleite] On the DL: Kate Bosworth was sleuth in announcing her engagement to actor Michael Polish.

"This," says the sleuth, haulin' out of his pocket a bulgy envelope.

That sleuth is Peter Darwin—no relation to Charles, thanks kindly.

There wa'n't any need to do the sleuth act after Marjorie got started.

Some firms charge several thousands of dollars per hour for the sleuth work of a team of six to eight investigators.

There was something very like the 194 sleuth in its attitude.

If only there were some massive government apparatus available to us to sift through the metadata and sleuth these fakers out.

Word Value for sleuths
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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