fit: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with F · ends with T
Meaning of fit
adj
Suitable; proper
Example: You have nothing to say about it. I'll do exactly as I see fit.
Adapted to a purpose or environment.
Example: survival of the fittest
In good shape; physically well.
Example: You don't have to be a good climber for Kilimanjaro, but you do have to be fit.
- UK, informal, slang
Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
Example: I think the girl working in the office is fit.
Listed forms: fitter, fittest.
Source: Wiktionary — fit.
verb
- transitive
To be suitable for.
Example: It fits the purpose.
- ambitransitive
To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
Example: Ten clowns fit in the car, but not a hundred.
- transitive
To conform to in size and shape.
Example: The small shirt doesn't fit me, so I'll buy the medium size.
- intransitive
To be of the right size and shape
Example: I wanted to borrow my little sister's jeans, but they didn't fit.
Listed forms: fits, fitting, fitted.
Source: Wiktionary — fit.
noun
The degree to which something fits.
Example: This shirt is a bad fit.
Conformity of elements one to another.
Example: It's hard to get a good fit using second-hand parts.
The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
Example: The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings.
Listed forms: fits.
Source: Wiktionary — fit.
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 fit.
adjective
(usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
noun
a display of bad temper
noun
a sudden uncontrollable attack
noun
a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fit in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of fit
F(4) + I(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 fit
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 fit
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in fit. Showing up to 24, longest first.