What does HURT mean?

Pronunciation
/hɜrt/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. be the source of pain
  2. give trouble or pain to“This exercise will hurt your back”
  3. cause emotional anguish or make miserable“It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school”
  4. cause damage or affect negatively“Our business was hurt by the new competition”
  5. hurt the feelings of“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”
  6. feel physical pain“Were you hurting after the accident?”
  7. feel pain or be in pain

noun

  1. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

hurts8hurter9

Anagrams of HURT

ruth7 thru7

Words inside HURT

4 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

hut6 rut3uh5ut2

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Questions

Is HURT a valid word in word games?

HURT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is HURT worth?

HURT is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from HURT?

4 other words, including UH, HUT, UT and RUT.