molt
Definitions, pronunciation, related words, and community validation from players who tested this word in Spelling Bee.
Community validation
Did you try this word? Vote to let us know if it was accepted or not.
Your vote can be updated later, but rapid repeated voting is rate-limited.
Spelling Bee Profile
How molt fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
L M O T
Two-Letter Start
MO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- MO start
- LT ending
Try it when
- molt is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include l, m, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The LT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Next useful action
Put molt back into puzzle context.
Definitions
noun
The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
"Some birds change colour during their winter moult."
noun
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
verb
To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
verb
To shed in such a manner.
verb
To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
"I melted butter to make a cake."
verb
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
"His troubles melted away."
verb
To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
verb
To be discouraged.
verb
To be emotionally softened or touched.
"She melted when she saw the romantic message in the Valentine's Day card."
verb
To be very hot and sweat profusely.
"I need shade! I'm melting!"
Related Words
Synonyms
- exuvia
- shed
- slough
- found
- thaw