Scrabble Word Finder

BELT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points

Yes. BELT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.

b3e1l1t1
PlayableBELT · 4 letters · 6 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF
6points in Scrabble
8points in Words with Friends
4letters
1hook available
1 in 6,808odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BELT?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.5
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful BELT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BELT

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

belts7

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BELT scores

Scrabble b3e1l1t1 6
Words with Friends b4e1l2t1 8

Face value of the 4 tiles in BELT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
e112
l14
t16

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.

What does BELT mean in Scrabble?

noun

A band of leather or other material worn around the waist to hold up clothing or as decoration.

A belt is a strip of leather, fabric, or other material fastened around the waist, either to keep trousers or a skirt in place or purely as a decorative accessory. The same word also names a continuous loop of material used in machinery, such as a drive belt.

How BELT is used

Everyday word for clothing and, in a technical sense, machine parts.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of BELT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Anagrams of BELT

blet6

The 4 tiles of BELT in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with BELT

belts7 belted9 belter8 belters9 belting10 beltman11 beltmen11 beltway15 beltings11 beltless10 beltlike14 beltline10 beltways16 beltlines11 beltcourse14 beltcourses15

16 longer words begin with BELT.

Words ending in BELT

unbelt8 flybelt15 sunbelt9 lifebelt13 seatbelt10 snowbelt13 greenbelt12 moneybelt16 waistbelt14 shelterbelt16

10 words end in BELT. Useful as a back hook: play BELT onto a word already on the board.

Words with BELT inside

unbelts9 flybelts16 sunbelts10 unbelted11 lifebelts14 seatbelts11 snowbelts14 unbelting12 greenbelts13 moneybelts17 waistbelts15 shelterbelts17

12 words contain BELT in the middle. Words that start with BELT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in BELT

bel5 bet5 elt3 let3 tel3 be4 el2 et2 te2

Common questions about BELT

Is BELT valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BELT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BELT worth?
BELT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What does BELT mean?
A band of leather or other material worn around the waist to hold up clothing or as decoration.
What letters can be added to BELT?
BELT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BELT:

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