hit
hit is a valid 3-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
What does hit mean?
Drive something violently into a location.
“he hit his fist on the table”
Encounter by chance.
Cause to experience suddenly.
“An interesting idea hit her”
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments.
Reach a destination, either real or abstract.
“We hit Detroit by noon”
“I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts”
Hit against; come into sudden contact with.
“The car hit a tree”
Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
Cause to move by striking.
“hit a ball”
Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.
“He hit her hard in the face”
Hit the intended target or goal.
Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to.
“He tries to hit on women in bars”
Gain points in a game.
“He hit a home run”
“He hit .300 in the past season”
Hit with a missile from a weapon.
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.
“We were hit by really bad weather”
Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level.
“The thermometer hit 100 degrees”
The act of contacting one thing with another.
“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”
“after three misses she finally got a hit”
A connection made via the internet to another website.
“WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide”
A dose of a narcotic drug.
A murder carried out by an underworld syndicate.
“it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit”
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
“he came all the way around on Williams' hit”
A conspicuous success.
“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together.
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