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Bolts

/bəʊlts/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Bolts

noun

  1. A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
  2. A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
  3. A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
  4. A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
  5. A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.

verb

  1. To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.

    "Bolt the vice to the bench."

  2. To secure a door by locking or barring it.

    "Bolt the door."

  3. To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.

    "Seeing the snake, the horse bolted."

  4. To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).

    "to bolt a rabbit"

  5. To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.

noun

  1. A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.

verb

  1. To sift, especially through a cloth.
  2. To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.

    "Graham flour is unbolted flour."

  3. To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
  4. To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
Anagrams of Bolts

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "bolts":

blots

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bolts" and rearranging:

+abloatsoblast
+ebotels
+usublot
Related Word Patterns
BO...Words starting with "bo"...TSWords ending with "ts"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "bolts"
Letter Values
b3
o1
l1
t1
s1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Bolts
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Related 5-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Bolts"

Bolts is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "bolts" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Bolts" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bolts" is a low-scoring word.