hammer: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 13 letter points · starts with H · ends with R
Meaning of hammer
noun
A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
Example: Bobby used a hammer and nails to fix the two planks together.
The act of using a hammer to hit something.
Example: The nail is too loose—give it a hammer.
The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.
Example: The sound the piano makes comes from the hammers striking the strings
Listed forms: hammers.
Source: Wiktionary — hammer.
verb
To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
Example: Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open.
To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
- figuratively
To emphasize a point repeatedly.
- usually
To hit particularly hard.
Listed forms: hammers, hammering, hammered.
Source: Wiktionary — hammer.
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 hammer.
noun
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
noun
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
noun
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
noun
a power tool for drilling rocks
- power hammer
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hammer in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hammer
H(4) + A(1) + M(3) + M(3) + E(1) + R(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of hammer
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from hammer
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