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What does jolt mean? Is jolt a Scrabble word?

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Is jolt a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word jolt is a Scrabble US word. The word jolt is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

J8O1L1T1

Is jolt a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word jolt is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

J8O1L1T1

Is jolt a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word jolt is a Words With Friends word. The word jolt is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

J10O1L2T1

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4-letter words (1 found)

JOLT,

3-letter words (3 found)

JOL,JOT,LOT,

2-letter words (3 found)

JO,LO,TO,

You can make 7 words from jolt according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of jolt

jolt ojlt jlot ljot oljt lojt jotl ojtl jtol tjol otjl tojl jlto ljto jtlo tjlo ltjo tljo oltj lotj otlj tolj ltoj tloj

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word jolt. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in jolt.

Definitions and meaning of jolt

jolt

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English jollen (“to stagger, knock, batter”), itself perhaps a variant of Middle English chollen (“to strike, juggle, do tricks”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɒlt/, IPA(key): /d͡ʒəʊlt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoʊlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlt, -əʊlt

Verb

jolt (third-person singular simple present jolts, present participle jolting, simple past and past participle jolted)

  1. (transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
  2. (transitive) To knock sharply
  3. (transitive) To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
  4. (transitive) To shock emotionally.
  5. (intransitive) To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

Derived terms

  • jolter
  • jolthead
  • jolting
  • joltproof
  • jolty

Translations

Noun

jolt (plural jolts)

  1. An act of jolting.
  2. A surprise or shock.
  3. (slang) A long prison sentence.
  4. (slang) A narcotic injection.

Coordinate terms

  • (prison sentence): bit

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Source: wiktionary.org