NYT Dictionary

MOLT

/moʊlt/
VerbNounMOHLTGrade 5

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

US standard spelling of moult.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Latin mūtōder. Old English *mutian Middle English mouten English moult English molt From moult.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

moltingmoultmoultingecdysisshedexuviatesloughslip

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:

+1 earlier appearances in the archive.

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