Definition of mottle

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • mottle is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • mottle is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • mottle is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of mottle


  • mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. blotch
    2. streak
  • colour with streaks or blotches of different shades (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cloud
    2. dapple
  • an irregular arrangement of patches of color (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green

See definition of mottle in Merriam Webster