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Pits

Q: What does pits mean?

pits is the plural and third-person singular form of pit, which means “a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

p ₃i ₁t ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of pit

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does pits mean?

noun

a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
“they dug a pit to bury the body”
Synonymscavity
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Synonymsfossa
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
“you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking”
Synonymsstone endocarp
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
“Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton”
Synonymshell perdition infernoinfernal regionnether region
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on

verb

set into opposition or rivalry
“let them match their best athletes against ours”
Synonymsoppose matchplay off
mark with a scar
“The skin disease scarred his face permanently”
Synonymsscar mark pock
remove the pits from
“pit plums and cherries”
Synonymsstone

Definitions shown for pit, the base form of pits.

Is PITS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is PITS worth?

Scrabble

6 pts

p ₃i ₁t ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

7 pts

p ₄i ₁t ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

7 pts

p ₄i ₁t ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

6 pts

p ₃i ₁t ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PITS

Anagrams 2

spit tips

Best shorter words top 15 of 15

pis 5 pit 5 psi 5 pst 5 sip 5 tip 5 pi 4 its 3 sit 3 tis 3 is 2 it 2 si 2 st 2 ti 2

See all 15 words made from PITS

Hooks for PITS

Add one letter to the front or back of PITS to make another word.

Front hooks

spits

Back hooks

None

Words that end like PITS

Common words that share the ending -ITS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bits fits hits sits its splits kits nits wits flits grits knits skits writs edits omits units admits digits habits limits merits permits submits

All words ending in -ITS

Pits: quick answers

Is PITS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. PITS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.

How many points is PITS worth?

PITS scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 6 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does pits mean?

pits is the plural and third-person singular form of pit, which means “a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in PITS?

You can make 15 shorter words from PITS, such as PIS, PIT, PSI, PST. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of PITS?

PITS rearranges into SPIT, TIPS.