transit: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 7 letter points · starts with T · ends with T
Meaning of transit
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of passing over, across, or through something.
- countable, uncountable
The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
Example: the transit of goods through a country
- Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare), as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars; short form of public transit or mass transit
Example: I always take transit to work.
- countable, uncountable
The passage of a celestial body or other object across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.
Listed forms: transits.
Source: Wiktionary — transit.
verb
To pass over, across or through something.
To convey people or goods from one place to another, especially by public transport vehicles.
To use public transit.
Example: I always transit to work.
To revolve an instrument about its horizontal axis so as to reverse its direction.
Listed forms: transits, transiting, transited.
Source: Wiktionary — transit.
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 transit.
noun
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
noun
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- transportation system
- transportation
noun
a journey usually by ship
verb
make a passage or journey from one place to another
- pass through
- move through
- pass across
- pass over
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is transit in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of transit
T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + S(1) + I(1) + T(1) = 7 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 transit
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 transit
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