Boggle Word Finder
MOTHBALLS
✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓
SOWPODS ✓
ENABLE1 ✓
Classic
11
pts
Big
11
pts
Super Big
18
pts
MOTHBALLS is a valid 9-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 18 in Super Big Boggle.
MOTHBALLS root MOTHBALL-s
Word family
noun
- 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
- transitiveTo store (clothing, etc.) with mothballs (noun sense 1).
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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.
- figurativelytransitiveTo stop work on (a plan, project, etc.) for the time being; to postpone, to shelve.