Shoots

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of shoot, meaning fires a projectile from a weapon or sends something forward at speed.

“She shoots arrows at the range every Saturday morning before work.”

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Synonyms

fires launchesdischargespropels

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double O and SH start, SHOOT is a common root guess and the S ending is a natural Wordle follow-up

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Scrabble

Double O lowers tile diversity but SHOOTS scores adequately, S ending can extend another board word

Words Related to Shoots

Anagrams of Shoots

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

sooths

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “shoots” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

shorts

Words you can make from Shoots

Shorter words formed from the letters in “shoots”.

hoots hosts shoos shoot shots sooth soots sotho soths stosh toosh hoot hoss host hots oohs shoo shot soho soot sots thos tosh toss

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