SHOOT — 5 letter word
shoot
The word shoot has 5 letters: S, H, O, O, T. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Shoot has 3 anagrams: sooth, hoots, tohos. As a noun, it means "the act of shooting at targets".
5 letter word "shoot": S H O O T — noun
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends score: 7
Letter analysis of shoot
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of shoot
noun
- the act of shooting at targets "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
- a new branch
verb
- give an injection to Synonyms: inject
- produce buds, branches, or germinate Synonyms: spud, sprout, pullulate, germinate, bourgeon
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant "shoot a star"
- utter fast and forcefully
- make a film or photograph of something Synonyms: take, film
- record on photographic film Synonyms: snap
- score "shoot a basket"
- fire a shot Synonyms: blast
- hit with a missile from a weapon Synonyms: hit
- spend frivolously and unwisely Synonyms: fritter, fool, frivol away, dissipate, fritter away
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors "shoot cloth"
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing Synonyms: inject
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective "shoot craps"
- move quickly and violently Synonyms: tear, charge, buck, shoot down
- run or move very quickly or hastily Synonyms: flash, dash, scud, dart, scoot
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly "shoot a glance"
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- kill by firing a missile Synonyms: pip
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
Anagrams of shoot(3)
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