JOLT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. JOLT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOLT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOLT is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOLT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOLT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JOLT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does JOLT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden rough jerk or shock.
Jolt may be a blend of two older words for knocking, although nobody has proved it. The figurative sense about a shock to the system is nineteenth-century and now the commoner of the two.
How JOLT is used
Countable. Also a verb: jolted, jolting.
- A jolt at the points and the tea went everywhere.
- The word jolt may be a blend of two older ones.
- The figure jolted the whole department into action.
- A jolt to the system is figurative and Victorian.
- Two jolts and the shelf came off the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOLT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOLT
15 longer words begin with JOLT.
Shorter words from the letters in JOLT
Common questions about JOLT
- Is JOLT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOLT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOLT worth?
- JOLT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOLT mean?
- A sudden rough jerk or shock.
- What letters can be added to JOLT?
- JOLT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JOLT:
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