hit

VERBNOUN /hɪt/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH H

hit is a valid 3-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4I1T1
4 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does hit mean?

VERB · 16 SENSES
1

Drive something violently into a location.

“he hit his fist on the table”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
2

Encounter by chance.

SYNONYMS
3

Cause to experience suddenly.

“An interesting idea hit her”

4

Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
5

Reach a destination, either real or abstract.

“We hit Detroit by noon”

“I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts”

6

Hit against; come into sudden contact with.

“The car hit a tree”

ANTONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
7

Kill intentionally and with premeditation.

BROADER
NARROWER
8

Cause to move by striking.

“hit a ball”

9

Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.

“He hit her hard in the face”

BROADER
RELATED
10

Hit the intended target or goal.

RELATED
11

Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to.

“He tries to hit on women in bars”

BROADER
12

Gain points in a game.

“He hit a home run”

“He hit .300 in the past season”

13

Hit with a missile from a weapon.

SYNONYMS
RELATED
14

Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.

SYNONYMS
15

Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.

“We were hit by really bad weather”

SYNONYMS
16

Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level.

“The thermometer hit 100 degrees”

SYNONYMS
NOUN · 7 SENSES
1

The act of contacting one thing with another.

“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”

“after three misses she finally got a hit”

2

A connection made via the internet to another website.

“WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide”

3

A dose of a narcotic drug.

BROADER
4

A murder carried out by an underworld syndicate.

“it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit”

5

(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).

“he came all the way around on Williams' hit”

6

A conspicuous success.

“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”

BROADER
7

(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together.

SYNONYMS
AT THE BOARD

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