COLT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. COLT 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 COLT?
| 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 COLT 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 COLT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coltsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in COLT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 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 COLT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A young male horse, especially one not yet fully grown.
A colt is the male counterpart of a filly, and the word is used from birth until the horse matures into a stallion or gelding. Breeders and racing fans use colt precisely to separate young male horses from young females and from adult animals.
How COLT is used
Standard English; used mainly in farming, breeding and horse-racing contexts.
- The colt trotted beside its mother in the field.
- A young colt was born on the farm last spring.
- The trainer worked patiently with the nervous colt.
- This colt is expected to race next season.
- The colt grew into a strong, fast stallion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COLT
The 4 tiles of COLT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COLT
17 longer words begin with COLT.
Words ending in COLT
1 words end in COLT. Useful as a back hook: play COLT onto a word already on the board.
Words with COLT inside
3 words contain COLT in the middle. Words that start with COLT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COLT
Common questions about COLT
- Is COLT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLT worth?
- COLT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLT mean?
- A young male horse, especially one not yet fully grown.
- What letters can be added to COLT?
- COLT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of COLT:
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