01 Word definition

hit

3 letters · 1 vowel · 2 consonants

Is HIT a word?

Yes. HIT is a 3-letter noun. (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense) Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell HIT?

H-I-T

HIT contains 3 letters, begins with H, and ends with T.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)

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

2noun

  1. the act of contacting one thing with another

    “repeated hitting raised a large bruise”
Synonyms
hittingstriking
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score6points
Words With Friends5points
Word length3letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is HIT spelled?

H1I2T3
Starts withHITFirst 3 letters
Ends withHITLast 3 letters
Unique letters3No repeated letters
Vowel balance1 / 2Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About HIT.

How do you spell HIT?

HIT is spelled H-I-T. It contains 3 letters.