mote

Meanings

Plural: motes

Noun

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
A small particle; a speck.
A meeting for discussion.
A body of persons who meet for discussion, especially about the management of affairs.
A place of meeting for discussion.
A tiny computer for remote sensing; a component element of smartdust.

Verb

May or might.
Must.
Forming subjunctive expressions of wish: may.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mot, from Old English mot (“grain of sand; mote; atom”), from Proto-West Germanic *mot (“grain of dirt or sand, speck”). Perhaps linked to and English mud.
Compare West Frisian mot (“peat dust”), Dutch mot (“dust from turf; sawdust; grit”), Low German mut (“peat dust, grit”), Norwegian mutt (“speck; mote; splinter; chip”), Italian mota (“mud”), Spanish mota (“speck”).

Synonyms

atom, corpuscle, modicum, molecule, particle, speck

Scrabble Score: 6

mote is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mote is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mote is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

mote is a valid Words With Friends word