hot
Hot is also used as adjective, with meanings including characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense.
Length
3
Scrabble
6
WWF
5
Starts
HO
Ends
HOT
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “HOT” Mean?
/hɒt/
hot has 21 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
21 sensesused of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
“hot stove”
“hot water”
“a hot August day”
“a hot stuffy room”
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
“the fighting became hot and heavy”
“a hot engagement”
“a raging battle”
“the river became a raging torrent”
Synonyms
(extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
“a hot temper”
“a hot topic”
“a hot new book”
“a hot love affair”
(color) bold and intense
“hot pink”
sexually excited or exciting
“was hot for her”
“hot pants”
recently stolen or smuggled
“hot merchandise”
“a hot car”
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very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
“a hot sports car”
“a blistering pace”
“got off to a hot start”
“in hot pursuit”
Synonyms
wanted by the police
“a hot suspect”
producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
“hot salsa”
“jalapeno peppers are very hot”
“a spicy sauce”
“I like my chili extra spicy”
Synonyms
performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
“a hot drummer”
“he's hot tonight”
very popular or successful
“one of the hot young talents”
“cabbage patch dolls were hot last season”
very unpleasant or even dangerous
“make it hot for him”
“in the hot seat”
“in hot water”
newest or most recent
“news hot off the press”
“red-hot information”
having or bringing unusually good luck
“hot at craps”
“the dice are hot tonight”
very good; often used in the negative
“he's hot at math but not so hot at history”
made recently
“a hot scent”
having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
“hot for travel”
of a seeker; very near to the object sought
“you are hot”
having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
“hot fuel rods”
“a hot laboratory”
marked by excited activity
“a hot week on the stock market”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
Length
3 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
H, O, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using hot in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆HOT has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HOT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆HOT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HOT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
CVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
HO, OT
Trigrams
HOT
Crossword Intelligence
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