hit: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with H · ends with T
Meaning of hit
verb
- physical, transitive
To strike. To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
Example: One boy hit the other.
- physical, transitive
To strike. To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
Example: The ball hit the fence.
- intransitive, physical
To strike. To strike against something.
Example: I can't get anything to hit at that distance.
- physical, transitive
To strike. To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
Example: Hit the Enter key to continue.
Listed forms: hits, hitting, hat, het, hitten.
Source: Wiktionary — hit.
noun
A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
Example: The hit was very slight.
Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- figuratively
A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
Example: His reputation took a hit when the new information came to light.
An attack on a location, person or people.
Listed forms: hits.
Source: Wiktionary — hit.
adj
- not-comparable
Very successful.
Example: The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans.
Source: Wiktionary — hit.
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 hit.
noun
the act of contacting one thing with another
noun
a conspicuous success
noun
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
verb
hit against; come into sudden contact with
- strike
- impinge on
- run into
- collide with
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hit in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hit
H(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 hit
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 hit
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in hit. Showing up to 24, longest first.