BOLT Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 446 solutions for 'BOLT' with 2 to 23 letters.
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The clue "bolt" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 16, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "ABSCOND", a 7-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
BOLT with 11 letters
SQUEEZE SHUT
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STRANGULATE
11
SUBORDINATE
11
THUNDERBALL
11
THUNDERBOLT
11
BOLT with 12 letters
ABSQUATULATE
12
BEAT A RETREAT
12
CHESTED ARROW
12
ESSENTIALIZE
12
HASTY RETREAT
12
RECIDIVATION
12
SHOW THE HEELS
12
SLIP THE CABLE
12
SPIRITUALIZE
12
SWALLOW WHOLE
12
TAKE TO FLIGHT
12
BOLT with 13 letters
BALL LIGHTNING
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DARK LIGHTNING
13
DISAPPEARANCE
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FAITHLESSNESS
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IRISH CONFETTI
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JUPITER FULGUR
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LEAVESUDDENLY
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LIGHTNINGUNIT
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MAKE A RUN FOR IT
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METALFASTENER
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SPRINTERUSAIN
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STAND IN THE WAY
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THROWING-STICK
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THUNDERSTROKE
13
BOLT with 14 letters
ABSQUATULATION
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BOBTAILED ARROW
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CHAIN LIGHTNING
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CLOTH YARD SHAFT
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COUNTERMISSILE
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SHEET LIGHTNING
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TURNING TRAITOR
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BOLT with 15 letters
BOLT OF LIGHTNING
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DISAPPEARING ACT
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FORKED LIGHTNING
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HEADFORTHEHILLS
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TAKE FRENCH LEAVE
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TAKETOONESHEELS
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BOLT with 17 letters
STROKE OF LIGHTNING
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BOLT with 19 letters
ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE
19
BOLT with 23 letters
OAK-CLEAVING THUNDERBOLTS
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Top answers for BOLT crossword clue from newspapers

ABSCOND
RUN
ARROW
LAM
SKEDADDLE
FLEE
ROLLOFCLOTH
SPRINT
RIVET

Definition of bolt

  • a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length; a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener; a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech; a sudden abandonment (as from a political party); make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"; move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"; secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"; swallow hastily; the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

Anagrams of bolt

BLOT

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What is the best solution to the riddle BOLT?

Solution ABSCOND is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution ABSCOND is 7 letters long. We have 61 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "BOLT"?

There are 446 solutions. The longest is OAK-CLEAVING THUNDERBOLTS with 23 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 23 letters long.

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Clue Answers
BOLTS
17
bolted
14
BOLT PART
12
bolt down
12
BOLTON, MICHAEL REAL LAST NAME
11
A PIN OR BOLT FORMING THE PIVOT OF A HINGE
11
BUCKET OF BOLTS
11
BOLT FROM THE ___
10
BOLT AUTHOR
10
BOLT STARTER
10
BOLT CONTENTS
10
BOLT UPRIGHT
10
BOLT CHOPS AND PORT
10
BOLT LOCATION
10
Nuts and bolts
6
Bolted down
5
Bolts down
3
bolt from the blue
3
CROSSBOW bolt
2
Bolt fastener
2
‘BOLT’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘BOLT’ is the solution:
Clue Answer
Crossbow arrow (4)
bolt
Run; fastener (4)
Metal fastener (4)
Nut's companion (4)
Run away in alarm (4)
Door lock (4)
Door-lock (4)
Cloth roll (4)
Flash of lightning (4)
What a nut might need (4)
Leave hurriedly (4)
Nut attachment (4)
Crossbow's arrow (4)
Rush off (4)
Fixing pin (4)
Wallpaper roll (4)
Hightail it (4)
It may come from the blue (4)
Fasten; flee (4)
Run away; fastener (4)
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