hitting: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with H · ends with G
Meaning of hitting
noun
- countable, uncountable
A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
Example: The batter's hitting improved with practice.
Listed forms: hittings.
Source: Wiktionary — hitting.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of hit
Base or related entry: hit.
Source: Wiktionary — hitting.
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 hitting.
noun
the act of contacting one thing with another
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hitting in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hitting
H(4) + I(1) + T(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 11 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 hitting
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from hitting
26 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in hitting. Showing up to 24, longest first.