quit: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 13 letter points · starts with Q · ends with T
Meaning of quit
adj
- not-comparable, usually
Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.
Listed forms: quight.
Source: Wiktionary — quit.
verb
- transitive
To leave (a place).
Example: The British quit India in the 1940s.
- transitive
To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- transitive
To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
- transitive
To abandon, renounce (a thing).
Listed forms: quits, quitting, quitted, glossary, quittest.
Source: Wiktionary — quit.
noun
Any of numerous species of small passerine birds native to tropical America.
Listed forms: quits, quight.
Source: Wiktionary — quit.
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 quit.
verb
put an end to a state or an activity
- discontinue
- stop
- cease
- give up
- lay off
- break
- break off
verb
give up or retire from a position
- leave office
- step down
- resign
verb
go away or leave
- depart
- take leave
verb
turn away from; give up
- foreswear
- renounce
- relinquish
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is quit in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of quit
Q(10) + U(1) + I(1) + T(1) = 13 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 quit
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 quit
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in quit. Showing up to 24, longest first.