Mote

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A tiny speck or particle of dust or any other fine substance.

“A mote of dust drifted slowly through the shaft of afternoon sunlight.”

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Synonyms

atommoleculeparticlecorpusclespeck

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Shares the OTE pattern with note, vote, and dote, making it a useful guess for testing that common ending.

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points and hooks to 'motes', 'smote', or 'motel', all of which score more on a full board.

Words Related to Mote

Anagrams of Mote

Words that use exactly the same letters as “mote”.

tome

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “mote” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bote cote dote gote hote mate mode more move note vote

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “mote”.

comet comte demot emote entom gemot metho metol metro molet monte moste moted motel moter motes motet motey motte smote somet tempo tombe tomes

Longer words starting with Mote

Words that begin with “mote”.

moted motel moter motes motet motey motels motets

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