slut's wool
/slʌts wʊl/
"slut-s-wool" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“slut's wool” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accumulated dust, fluff, hair, etc., that tends to occur indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.
Corpus desk
Index EN-slut-s-wool · slut's wool · English
slut's wool · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slut's wool |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /slʌts wʊl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “slut's wool” in English
Rare enough to double-check
slut's wool is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /slʌts wʊl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Accumulated dust, fluff, hair, etc., that tends to occur indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.".
Zero misspellings are on record for slut's wool in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From slut (“a slovenly, untidy person (archaic)”) + -'s + wool. The correct English form is slut's wool, spelled S-L-U-T-'-S- -W-O-O-L.
Definition
- 1Accumulated dust, fluff, hair, etc., that tends to occur indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how slut's wool appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There have been a great many things to be seen to, in order to make everything cosy, since Mr. Walsh had developed bachelor's habits after the death of his first wife, and some things had become none too savoury. I had a large array of cobwebs and hanks of slut's wool to sweep out from under the beds, and also a fair deal of scrubbing and scouring to do.
Etymology
From slut (“a slovenly, untidy person (archaic)”) + -'s + wool.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.