jolt

/dʒoʊlt/ nounverb
4 letters1 syllable11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1

A sudden jarring impact.

“the door closed with a jolt”

“all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers”

2

An abrupt spasmodic movement.

VERB
1

Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion.

2

Disturb (someone's) composure.

“The audience was jolted by the play”

WORD FORMS
Related formjolty
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
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Pig Latinoltjay
Starts & ends withJ … T
Syllablesjolt
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