Pelt
4 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
To hurl or throw missiles repeatedly at a person or target.
“The children began to pelt each other with snowballs in the back garden.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/pɛlt/
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Wordle
Only vowel is E in position 2, ends in LT, shares the pattern with BELT, FELT, and MELT
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Scrabble
Worth 6 points, hooks to PELTS and extends to SMELT, a solid rack-balancing play
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