Pits

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of pit, referring to sizeable holes or hollows, typically in the ground.

“The old quarry left behind a series of deep pits that filled with rainwater over the years.”

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Synonyms

holescraterscavitieshollowsdepressions

Antonyms

mounds hills

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Wordle

Common -its ending shared with bits, hits, sits, and fits. The P opener narrows the field.

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points (P=3, I=1, T=1, S=1). S makes it versatile for board play. Plays off pit.

Words Related to Pits

Anagrams of Pits

Words that use exactly the same letters as “pits”.

spit tips

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “pits” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

aits bits dits fits hits kits pets pics pins puts

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “pits”.

epist piast piest pints piste pitas piths posit puist sapit septi shipt situp slipt spait spilt spirt spite spits spitz split sprit stipa stipe

Longer words starting with Pits

Words that begin with “pits”.

pitsaw

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