Definitions For Mothball

noun

  • A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
  • A small ball that contains a strong-smelling chemical and that is used to keep moths away from stored clothing

verb

  • Put into long-term storage
  • To stop using (something) while keeping it to be possibly used in the future

Is Mothball a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
18

The word Mothball is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Mothball in a Sentence

  • Many navy ships were mothballed after the war.

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