Animals
Synonyms for molt
The synonym for molt recorded in this bank is shed, in the sense "to shed feathers, hair, skin, or an outer shell periodically". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for molt
- shedverb, in the sense "to shed feathers, hair, skin, or an outer shell periodically"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for molt.
to shed feathers, hair, skin, or an outer shell periodically
The snake will molt several times a year as it outgrows its old skin.
The true synonym
shed
Same sentence, swapped: The snake will shed several times a year as it outgrows its old skin.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- migrate
- gestate
- forage
Where molt turns up in the game
molt is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where molt is the trap
- baskverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is sunbathe, in the sense "to lie or sit relaxing in warmth", so molt is there to be ruled out.
- slitherverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is slide, in the sense "to move smoothly with a twisting or sliding motion, as a snake does", with molt sitting one tile away.
- grazeverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is browse, in the sense "to feed on grass or other growing plants outdoors", with molt sitting one tile away.
- scamperverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is scurry, in the sense "to run with quick light steps, especially in a playful or hurried way", so molt is there to be ruled out.
Play molt
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so molt reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. molt carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.