HALT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HALT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HALT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does HALT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To stop moving, operating, or making progress.
A machine can halt because of a mechanical fault, and a march or a project can halt when plans change unexpectedly. The word often signals a sudden or temporary pause rather than a planned ending.
How HALT is used
Frequently used with come to, as in come to a halt.
- The train had to halt suddenly when a signal failed.
- Production will halt for two days during the inspection.
- Construction workers were told to halt all digging at once.
- The parade came to a halt in front of the town hall.
- He raised his hand to halt the approaching car.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HALT
The 4 tiles of HALT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HALT
21 longer words begin with HALT.
Words ending in HALT
5 words end in HALT. Useful as a back hook: play HALT onto a word already on the board.
Words with HALT inside
16 words contain HALT in the middle. Words that start with HALT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HALT
Common questions about HALT
- Is HALT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALT worth?
- HALT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALT mean?
- To stop moving, operating, or making progress.
- What letters can be added to HALT?
- HALT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HALT:
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