Pitting

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters

Definition of Pitting

verb

To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
"Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal."
To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
"Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world's greatest puzzles?"
To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

verb

To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
"One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie."

noun

The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
The digging of a pit.
"Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation."

Anagrams of Pitting

Words You Can Make

20 words can be made from the letters in "pitting":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

inti ping pint ting tint tipi titi

3-LETTER WORDS

gin gip git nip nit pig pin pit tin tip tit

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "pitting" and rearranging:

+spittings spitting

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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