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SHOTTING

8 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

SHOTTING is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

SHOTTING root SHOT-ting

Word family

SHOT 1 SHOTS-s 2 SHOTTED-ted 5
adjective
  1. Tired, weary.
    • I have to go to bed now; I’m shot.
  2. Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.
  3. colloquialWorn out or broken.
    • The rear axle will have to be replaced. It’s shot.
  4. Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance.
    • The cloak was shot through with silver threads.
noun
  1. countableuncountableThe result of launching a projectile or bullet.
    • The shot was wide of the mark.
  2. countableuncountableThe act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
    • They took the lead on a last-minute shot.
  3. countableThe heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
    • The shot flew twenty metres, and nearly landed on the judge's foot.
  4. uncountableThe athletics event of shot put.
  5. uncountableSmall metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
    • Steel shot, unlike lead shot, avoids contaminating the land with spent lead.
    • The bank robbers' handloaded shotgun shells used rock salt as the shot.
  6. historicaluncountableMetal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
    • The shot for this ship's deck guns, in that day, consisted only of solid iron balls such as ten-pounders.
  7. countableuncountableSomeone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
    • He'd make a bad soldier, since he's a lousy shot.
  8. countablefigurativelyuncountableAn opportunity or attempt.
    • I'd like just one more shot at winning this game.
  9. countableuncountableA remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
  10. UScountableslanguncountableA punch or other physical blow.
  11. countableuncountableA measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
    • I'd like a shot of whisky in my coffee.
  12. countableuncountableA single serving of espresso.
  13. countableuncountableA charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
    • Drink up. It's his shot.
  14. countableuncountableA reckoning, a share of a tavern bill, etc.
  15. countableuncountableA single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
    • We got a good shot of the hummingbirds mating.
  16. AustraliaCanadaUScountableuncountableA vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
    • tetanus shot
    • I went to the doctor to get a shot for malaria.
  17. countableuncommonuncountableAny injection.
  18. countableinformaluncountableA home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
    • His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.
  19. countableuncountableWritten documentation of a behavior infraction.
  20. countableuncountableA cast of one or more nets.
  21. countableuncountableA place or spot for setting nets.
  22. countableuncountableA single draft or catch of fish made.
verb
  1. transitiveTo load (a gun) with shot.
  2. transitiveTo sell illegal drugs; to deal.
  3. obsoletetransitiveTo feed small shot to (a horse), as a fraudulent means of disguising broken-windedness.
interjection
  1. colloquialAn expression of gratitude, similar to thank you.