Yes, jolt is playable
...and is worth 14 points.
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"Jolt" Definition
noun
A brief strong portion: a jolt of electricity; a jolt of whiskey.
A sudden jarring or jerking, as from a heavy blow or an abrupt movement. See Synonyms at collision.
A sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment; a shock.
The cause of such a feeling: The news came as a jolt.
An abrupt sharp jerky blow or movement.
verb-transitive
To cause to move jerkily: stops and starts that jolted the passengers.
To disturb suddenly and severely; stun: She was jolted by the betrayal of her trusted friend.
To make suddenly active or effective: The remark jolted my memory.
To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly: jolted his opponent with a heavy punch; an impact that jolted the mailbox loose.
To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow: "Now and then he jolted a nodding reader awake by inserting a witty paragraph” ( Walter Blair).
verb-intransitive
To proceed in an irregular, bumpy, or jerky fashion.
verb
To cause to move with a sudden jerky motion.
To give a knock or blow to.
To jar with a quick or hard blow.
To disturb the composure of.
To interfere with roughly, abruptly, and disconcertingly.
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