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Bolts

b 3o 1l 1t 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of bolt

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does bolts mean?

noun

  1. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

    Synonymsthunderboltbolt of lightning

  2. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

  3. the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

    Synonymsdeadbolt

  4. the act of moving with great haste

    “he made a dash for the door”

    Synonymsdash

  5. a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

  6. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

verb

  1. move or jump suddenly

    “She bolted from her seat”

  2. secure or lock with a bolt

    “bolt the door”

  3. swallow hastily

  4. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

    “The thief made off with our silver”

    Synonymsabscondabsquatulatedecamprun offgo off

  5. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

    “The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas”

    Synonymsrun offrun outbolt outbeetle off

  6. eat hastily without proper chewing

    “Don't bolt your food!”

    Synonymsgobble

Definitions shown for bolt, the base form of bolts.

Is BOLTS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is BOLTS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
b 3o 1l 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
b 4o 1l 2t 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
b 4o 1l 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
b 4o 1l 2t 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BOLTS

Anagrams 1

Words that end like BOLTS

Common words that share the ending -OLTS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -OLTS

Bolts: quick answers

Is BOLTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BOLTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BOLTS worth?
BOLTS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bolts mean?
bolts is the plural and third-person singular form of bolt, which means “a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BOLTS?
You can make 25 shorter words from BOLTS, such as BLOT, BOLT, BOTS, LOBS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BOLTS?
BOLTS rearranges into BLOTS.