exuviate

Verb

Verb Forms: exuviated, exuviating, exuviates

To shed an outer layer or skin; to molt.
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).

Examples

He hoped to exuviate his losing streak by adopting a new Scrabble strategy.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin exuviae (“what is shed”), from exuō (“cast off, strip”).

Synonyms

molt, moult, shed, slough

Scrabble Score: 18

exuviate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
exuviate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exuviate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

exuviate: valid Words With Friends Word