hint

hint is a 4-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
2. intransitive verb. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
3. noun. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
4. noun. an indication of potential opportunity

   "he got a tip on the stock market"

   "a good lead for a job"

   Synonyms: lead, steer, tip, wind

5. noun. a slight indication

   Synonyms: clue

6. noun. an indirect suggestion

   "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

   Synonyms: breath, intimation

7. noun. a just detectable amount

   "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

   Synonyms: suggestion, trace

8. noun. a slight but appreciable amount

   "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

   Synonyms: jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch

9. verb. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

   Synonyms: suggest

Synonyms

lead, steer, tip, wind, clue, breath, intimation, suggestion, trace, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch, suggest

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in hint:

thin

Common word forms

hints, hinted, hinter, hinting

Words from these letters

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