BOLT — 4 letter word
bolt
The word bolt has 4 letters: B, O, L, T. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Bolt has 1 anagram: blot. As a adverb, it means "in a rigid manner".
4 letter word "bolt": B O L T — adverb
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 8
Letter analysis of bolt
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of bolt
adverb
- in a rigid manner Synonyms: stiffly
- directly Synonyms: man-to-man
noun
- a sudden abandonment, as from a political party "After last year's loss, the whole team bolted."
- the act of moving with great haste Synonyms: dash
- a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
- the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key Synonyms: deadbolt
- a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
- a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder Synonyms: thunderbolt, bolt of lightning
verb
- to make or roll into bolts "I bolted the fabric."
- to eat hastily without proper chewing "Don't bolt your food!" Synonyms: gobble
- to swallow hastily "They bolted their dinner before leaving for the evening."
- to secure or lock with a bolt "I bolted the door before going to bed."
- to move or jump suddenly "I bolted from my seat."
- to leave suddenly and as if in a hurry "The listeners bolted when they discussed strange ideas." Synonyms: run out, run off, bolt out, beetle off
- to run away "The horse bolted after being frightened by a loud noise." Synonyms: go off, run off, abscond, absquatulate, make off