pit: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of pit
noun
A hole in the ground.
Example: The meadow around the town is full of old pits.
An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
Example: Two drivers have already gone into the pit this early in the race.
The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
A mine.
Listed forms: pits.
Source: Wiktionary — pit.
verb
- transitive
To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
Example: Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal.
- transitive
To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- transitive
To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
Example: Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world's greatest puzzles?
- intransitive
To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
Listed forms: pits, pitting, pitted.
Source: Wiktionary — pit.
noun
- Northern-US
A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
The core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
Listed forms: pits.
Source: Wiktionary — pit.
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 pit.
noun
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
noun
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
noun
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
noun
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
- Hell
- perdition
- Inferno
- infernal region
- nether region
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pit in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pit
P(3) + I(1) + T(1) = 5 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 pit
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from pit
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pit. Showing up to 24, longest first.