Definition of motley

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• motley is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• motley is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• motley is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of motley

• having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a jester dressed in motley

  Synonyms

  1. calico
  2. multi-color
  3. multi-colored
  4. multi-colour
  5. multi-coloured
  6. multicolor
  7. multicolored
  8. multicolour
  9. multicoloured
  10. painted
  11. particolored
  12. particoloured
  13. piebald
  14. pied
  15. varicolored
  16. varicoloured
• make something more diverse and varied (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. variegate
  2. vary
• make motley; color with different colors (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. parti-color
• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. assortment
  2. miscellanea
  3. miscellany
  4. mixed bag
  5. mixture
  6. potpourri
  7. salmagundi
  8. smorgasbord
  9. variety
• consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a motley crew

  Synonyms

  1. assorted
  2. miscellaneous
  3. mixed
  4. sundry
• a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) (noun)
• a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England (noun)

See definition of motley in Merriam Webster