Bolted

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of bolt, meaning moved with sudden great speed, secured with a bolt, or (of lightning) discharged in a flash accompanied by thunder.

“The startled horse bolted across the paddock as the thunder cracked directly overhead.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbəʊltɪd/

Related Words

Synonyms

fled dashedfastened

Antonyms

remainedlingeredunfastened

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains six distinct letters with no repeats, B-O-L-T-E-D covers a good spread of common letters.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, a clean, common word that plays well across the board with multiple hooking options.

Words Related to Bolted

Words you can make from Bolted

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bolted”.

bedot blote bodle boled botel lobed toled bdle beld belt bled bleo blet blot bode bold bole bolt bote debt dobe dobl dole dolt

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