Molter

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

An animal, such as a bird, reptile, or arthropod, that periodically sheds its outer covering of feathers, skin, or cuticle.

“The hermit crab is a molter that must find a new shell after casting off its old one.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

molt·er

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Synonyms

moulter

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Wordle

Ends in -ER with common letters, shares MOLT core with MOLTED and MOLTEN

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, -ER suffix is reliable and this is a valid if uncommon extension

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “molter”.

lerot metol metro moler molet morel motel moter orlet relot leto lore melt merl mole molt more mote role rome rote rotl term tole

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