shoot: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of shoot
verb
- transitive
To launch (forcefully project) (a projectile or similar object). To fire (a weapon that releases a bullet or other projectile).
Example: to shoot a gun
- transitive
To launch (forcefully project) (a projectile or similar object). To fire or launch (a projectile).
- transitive
To launch (forcefully project) (a projectile or similar object). To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
Example: The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.
- intransitive
To launch (forcefully project) (a projectile or similar object). To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile; to use a gun or similar weapon.
Example: They shot at a target.
Listed forms: shoots, shooting, shot, shotten, glossary, shooted.
Source: Wiktionary — shoot.
noun
The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
A photography session.
A hunt or shooting competition.
- slang
An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
Listed forms: shoots.
Source: Wiktionary — shoot.
intj
A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or dismay
Example: Didn't you have a concert tonight? —Shoot! I forgot! I have to go and get ready…
Source: Wiktionary — shoot.
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 shoot.
verb
hit with a missile from a weapon
verb
kill by firing a missile
verb
fire a shot; release
verb
make a film or photograph of something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shoot in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shoot
S(1) + H(4) + O(1) + O(1) + T(1) = 8 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 shoot
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from shoot
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shoot. Showing up to 24, longest first.