BOLT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BOLT 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.
Which word lists accept BOLT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boltsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOLT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOLT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does BOLT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A metal pin with a head, used together with a nut to fasten two things together.
A bolt is threaded along its length so a matching nut can be turned onto it, clamping the parts between them tightly. The same word also names the sliding bar that locks a door and the sudden flash of a lightning bolt.
How BOLT is used
Common in everyday and technical descriptions of fastening and hardware.
- Tighten every bolt before you sit on the shelf.
- A rusted bolt held the gate closed.
- He dropped a bolt while assembling the bicycle.
- The engineer checked each bolt on the bridge.
- One loose bolt was enough to make the table wobble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOLT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOLT
The 4 tiles of BOLT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOLT
16 longer words begin with BOLT.
Words ending in BOLT
11 words end in BOLT. Useful as a back hook: play BOLT onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOLT inside
13 words contain BOLT in the middle. Words that start with BOLT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLT
Common questions about BOLT
- Is BOLT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOLT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOLT worth?
- BOLT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOLT mean?
- A metal pin with a head, used together with a nut to fasten two things together.
- What letters can be added to BOLT?
- BOLT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOLT:
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