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shooting

/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/•noun

Shooting can refer to the act of firing a projectile or killing someone by gunfire.

2 meanings8 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ING

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “SHOOTING” Mean?

/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

shooting has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses

the act of firing a projectile

“his shooting was slow but accurate”

Synonyms

shot

killing someone by gunfire

“when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies”

Synonyms for SHOOTING

shot

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word shooting with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

the act of firing a projectile

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, H, O, O, T, I, N, G

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for shooting.

SHOOTING is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with S and ends with G.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using shooting in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

SHOOTING has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

SHOOTING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

SHOOTING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SHOOTING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside shooting.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCCDEFG

CV Pattern

CCVVCVCC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

SH, HO, OO, OT, TI, IN, NG

Trigrams

SHO, HOO, OOT, OTI, TIN, ING

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for shooting.

SHOOTING is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with S and ends with G, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.