POLT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLT 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 POLT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poltsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POLT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 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 POLT mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A blow or heavy thump given with the hand or a blunt object.
In English dialect speech, especially in the English Midlands, a polt is the knock a person feels from a solid blow. The same word is used as a verb, to polt someone, meaning to strike them with a thump.
How POLT is used
Dialect; found in regional glossaries rather than standard dictionaries, and rare outside them.
- He gave the door a polt with his fist.
- The old horse felt a polt from the falling branch.
- She warned the boy she would polt him if he kept teasing.
- A polt on the shoulder was enough to make him turn around.
- The dialect glossary lists polt among words for a sudden blow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POLT
The 4 tiles of POLT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POLT
11 longer words begin with POLT.
Shorter words from the letters in POLT
Common questions about POLT
- Is POLT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLT is not in it.
- How many points is POLT worth?
- POLT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLT mean?
- A blow or heavy thump given with the hand or a blunt object.
- What letters can be added to POLT?
- POLT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POLT:
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