Definition of hits

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • hits is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • hits is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • hits is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of hits


  • drive something violently into a location (verb)

    Examples

    1. he hit his fist on the table

    Synonyms

    1. strike
  • kill intentionally and with premeditation (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bump off
    2. dispatch
    3. murder
    4. off
    5. polish off
    6. remove
    7. slay
  • gain points in a game (verb)

    Examples

    1. He hit a home run
    2. He hit .300 in the past season

    Synonyms

    1. rack up
    2. score
    3. tally
  • a conspicuous success (noun)

    Examples

    1. that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career

    Synonyms

    1. bang
    2. smash
    3. smasher
    4. strike
  • hit with a missile from a weapon (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. pip
    2. shoot
  • (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. collision
  • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. strike
  • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (verb)

    Examples

    1. We were hit by really bad weather

    Synonyms

    1. strike
  • reach a point in time, or a certain state or level (verb)

    Examples

    1. The thermometer hit 100 degrees

    Synonyms

    1. attain
    2. reach
  • encounter by chance (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. stumble
  • cause to experience suddenly (verb)

    Examples

    1. An interesting idea hit her

    Synonyms

    1. come to
    2. strike
  • the act of contacting one thing with another (noun)

    Examples

    1. repeated hitting raised a large bruise
    2. after three misses she finally got a hit

    Synonyms

    1. hitting
    2. striking
  • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. strike
  • reach a destination, either real or abstract (verb)

    Examples

    1. We hit Detroit by noon
    2. I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts

    Synonyms

    1. arrive at
    2. attain
    3. gain
    4. make
    5. reach
  • hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb)

    Examples

    1. The car hit a tree

    Synonyms

    1. collide with
    2. impinge on
    3. run into
    4. strike
  • a connection made via the internet to another website (noun)

    Examples

    1. WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
  • a dose of a narcotic drug (noun)
  • a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate (noun)

    Examples

    1. it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
  • (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he came all the way around on Williams' hit
  • cause to move by striking (verb)

    Examples

    1. hit a ball
  • deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument (verb)

    Examples

    1. He hit her hard in the face
  • hit the intended target or goal (verb)
  • pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to (verb)

    Examples

    1. He tries to hit on women in bars

See definition of hits in Merriam Webster