Molted
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of moult, having shed an outer covering such as feathers, skin, or cuticle as part of a natural growth cycle.
“The snake had molted its skin and left the papery husk coiled beneath the rock.”
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MOLTED contains M, O, L, T, E, D with no repeated letters, very useful elimination word
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Worth 9 points, the ED suffix is a clean extension of MOLT
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