What "borlette" means
Borlette — written bòlèt in Haitian Creole — is a numbers game deeply rooted in Haitian daily life. Players pick numbers and win when those numbers match the digits of a reference lottery draw. It is played in neighborhood "banks" (bank bòlèt) in Haiti and followed online and through apps in the diaspora.
The New York connection ("Nouyòk")
Borlette does not hold its own draw. Its most popular variant, called "Nouyòk," is based on the New York lottery — mainly Numbers (3 digits) and Win 4 (4 digits), for both the Midday and Evening draws. That is why the Haitian community follows the New York results twice a day. Players in the U.S. also follow Florida, Georgia and New Jersey draws.
Common terms
- Lotto 3 chif — a 3-digit game (matches Pick 3 / Numbers).
- Lotto 4 chif — a 4-digit game (matches Pick 4 / Win 4).
- Maryaj — pairing two numbers together.
- Boul — a "ball," i.e. a number.
Exact rules, names and payouts vary by region and by the local borlette bank.
Dreams, the tchala and borlette
A big part of borlette culture is the tchala: a Haitian tradition that links dreams and everyday symbols to numbers. After a meaningful dream, many people look up the matching numbers. Our dream dictionary explains the most common dream symbols, and the Tchala Plus app gives an AI interpretation of your dream in English, French or Haitian Creole.
Where borlette is played
Borlette is everywhere in Haiti, and it remains a strong cultural link for the diaspora in the United States — New York, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and beyond. Tchala Plus brings the supported results together so the community can follow their draws in one place.
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