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Is VOLTA a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, VOLTA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does VOLTA mean?

  1. noun

    Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)

  2. noun

    a river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5

V (4) + O (1) + L (1) + T (1) + A (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for VOLTA

VOLTA has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the end.

Anagrams of VOLTA

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from VOLTA

The 22 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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