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MOTHBALL

8 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

MOTHBALL is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

noun
  1. A small ball of chemical pesticide (originally camphor and now typically naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles to deter moth larvae which may damage them.
verb
  1. transitiveTo store (clothing, etc.) with mothballs (noun sense 1).
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo stop using (something), and often to put it in storage; specifically, while keeping it in good condition so it can be used in the future.
    • They mothballed the old version after the new one came out.
  3. figurativelytransitiveTo stop work on (a plan, project, etc.) for the time being; to postpone, to shelve.