What does TILT mean?

Pronunciation
/tɪlt/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
4
Words With Friends score
5
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. to incline or bend from a vertical position“She leaned over the banister”
  2. heel over“The tower is tilting”
  3. move sideways or in an unsteady way“The ship careened out of control”
  4. charge with a tilt

noun

  1. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
  2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement“they were involved in a violent argument”
  3. a slight but noticeable partiality“the court's tilt toward conservative rulings”
  4. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical“the tower had a pronounced tilt”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

tilts5tilting8

Anagrams of TILT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside TILT

5 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

lit3 til3it2li2 ti2

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Questions

Is TILT a valid word in word games?

TILT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is TILT worth?

TILT is worth 4 points with Scrabble letter values and 5 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TILT?

5 other words, including IT, LI, LIT and TIL.