Malt

Meaning

1. (noun) Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
2. (noun) Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
3. (noun) A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.
4. (noun) Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.
5. (verb) To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.
6. (verb) To become malt.
7. (verb) To drink malt liquor.

Letter breakdown

• Malt contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
• It uses 4 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 6.

Words from these letters

• alt
• amt
• lam
• lat
• mat
• tam

Connected words

Other 4-letter words

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• abed
• abet
• able
• ably
• abut
• acct
• aced
• aces
• ache
• achy
• acid
• acme
• acne
• acre
• acts
• adds
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Words starting with MAL

• maladies
• maladjusted
• maladjustment
• maladroit
• malady
• malaise
• malapropism
• malapropisms
• malaria
• malarial
• malarkey
• malcontent
• malcontents
• male
• malediction
• maledictions
• malefactor
• malefactors

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Words ending with ALT

• alt
• asphalt
• basalt
• cobalt
• dealt
• exalt
• halt
• misdealt
• salt
• shalt

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