belt: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with B · ends with T
Meaning of belt
noun
A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
Example: As part of the act, the fat clown's belt broke, causing his pants to fall down.
A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
Example: Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride.
A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
Example: The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels.
Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
Example: a belt of trees; a belt of sand
Listed forms: belts.
Source: Wiktionary — belt.
verb
- transitive
To fasten a belt on; to encircle with a belt.
Example: Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition.
- transitive
To encircle; to surround.
Example: The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions.
- transitive
To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
- transitive
To hit with a belt.
Example: The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment.
Listed forms: belts, belting, belted.
Source: Wiktionary — belt.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for belt.
noun
a vigorous blow
noun
a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
noun
ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun
- belt ammunition
- belted ammunition
noun
the act of hitting vigorously
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is belt in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of belt
B(3) + E(1) + L(1) + T(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of belt
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from belt
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in belt. Showing up to 24, longest first.