BOLTHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BOLTHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOLTHOLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLTHOLE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLTHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boltholesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOLTHOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOLTHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOLTHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOLTHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A hidden place where a person or animal can flee from danger or from everyday pressure.
A bolthole may be a rabbit's escape tunnel or a quiet cottage that someone keeps for peace. The image is of darting out of sight when trouble approaches.
How BOLTHOLE is used
Bolthole can be written as one word or hyphenated and is common in British English.
- The fox vanished into its bolthole.
- The cabin was his bolthole from city life.
- Every thief needs a bolthole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOLTHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOLTHOLE
1 longer words begin with BOLTHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLTHOLE
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Common questions about BOLTHOLE
- Is BOLTHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOLTHOLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOLTHOLE worth?
- BOLTHOLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOLTHOLE mean?
- A hidden place where a person or animal can flee from danger or from everyday pressure.
- What letters can be added to BOLTHOLE?
- BOLTHOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOLTHOLE:
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