Scrabble & Words with friends points
- shot is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
- shot is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
- shot is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6
Definition of shot
- an estimate based on little or no information (noun)
Synonyms
- dead reckoning
- guess
- guessing
- guesswork
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm (noun)
Examples
- the shot buzzed past his ear
Synonyms
- pellet
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) (noun)
Examples
- he is a crack shot
Synonyms
- shooter
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera (noun)
Examples
- my snapshots haven't been developed yet
- he tried to get unposed shots of his friends
Synonyms
- snap
- snapshot
- varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles (adjective)
Examples
- chatoyant (or shot) silk
Synonyms
- changeable
- chatoyant
- iridescent
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect (noun)
Examples
- his parting shot was `drop dead'
Synonyms
- barb
- dig
- gibe
- jibe
- shaft
- slam
- a chance to do something (noun)
Examples
- he wanted a shot at the champion
Synonyms
- crack
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination (noun)
Synonyms
- blastoff
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film (noun)
Synonyms
- scene
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand (noun)
Examples
- a good shot requires good balance and tempo
- he left me an almost impossible shot
Synonyms
- stroke
- the act of firing a projectile (noun)
Synonyms
- shooting
- informal words for any attempt or effort (noun)
Examples
- he gave it his best shot
Synonyms
- stab
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe (noun)
Examples
- the nurse gave him a flu shot
Synonyms
- injection
- a small drink of liquor (noun)
Examples
- he poured a shot of whiskey
Synonyms
- nip
- a blow hard enough to cause injury (noun)
Examples
- he is still recovering from a shot to his leg
- I caught him with a solid shot to the chin
- an attempt to score in a game (noun)
- an explosive charge used in blasting (noun)
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put (noun)
Examples
- he trained at putting the shot
See definition of shot in Merriam Webster