Definition
- (verb) To store or shelve something no longer used. “They mothballed the old version after the new one came out.”
- (verb) To stop using (something), but keep it in good condition.
- (adjective) (of something out of use) Kept in good condition for possible future use.
Word stats
- Mothballed contains 10 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 18.
Words you can build
- balloted
- mothball
- bloated
- loathed
- ambled
- balled
- ballet
- ballot
- bathed
- bedlam
- behold
- blamed
- boated
- bolted
- doable
- haloed
- halted
- hamlet
- hotbed
- lambed
- lathed
- lethal
- loathe
- mallet
- malted
- method
- molted
- oblate
- tabled
- tolled
- tombed
- abode
- adobe
- allot
- altho
- amble
- atoll
- baled
- bated
- bathe
- blade
- blame
- bleat
- bloat
- dealt
- death
- delta
- haled
- hated
- hello
- helot
- holed
- homed
- hotel
- label
- ladle
- lamed
- lathe
- loath
Words that mean the opposite
Word neighbours
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with MOT
- mote
- motel
- motels
- motes
- moth
- mothball
- mothballing
- mothballs
- mother
- motherboard
- motherboards
- mothered
- motherfucker
- motherfuckers
- motherfucking
- motherhood
- mothering
- motherland
See all words starting with MOT →
Words ending with LED
Frequently asked questions
What does Mothballed mean?
To store or shelve something no longer used.
How many letters are in Mothballed?
Mothballed has 10 letters.
Solve more words
Find words from your own letters with our free puzzle tools.