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Shooting

/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts8 letters
Definition of Shooting

verb

  1. To launch a projectile.
  2. To move or act quickly or suddenly.
  3. To act or achieve.
  4. To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
  5. To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.

noun

  1. An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon.

    "Police are hunting the people who carried out the shootings last week."

  2. The sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon.

    "I take part in shooting at the local archery club."

  3. A district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms.
  4. The act of one who, or that which, shoots.

    "the shooting of rays of light"

  5. A sensation of darting pain.

    "a shooting in one's head"

Anagrams of Shooting

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "shooting":

soothing

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+ccohosting
+msmoothing
+sshootings
Related Word Patterns
SH...Words starting with "sh"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "shooting"
Letter Values
s1
h4
o1
o1
t1
i1
n1
g2

Total: 12 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "shooting"All 8-Letter WordsWords Starting With "S"
Rhymes With Shooting
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 8-Letter Words
sabatonssabayonssabbathssabbaticsaberingsabotagesaboteursabulosesabuloussacatonssaccadessaccadicsaccularsacculessacculus

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Shooting"

Shooting is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "shooting" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Shooting" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "shooting" is a medium-scoring word.