emit
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 4
/iˈmɪt/
See all 3 pronunciations Show less
/iˈmɪt/ · /ɪˈmɪt/ · /ˈɛmɪʈ/
Definition of emit
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
-
(transitive)To send out or give off.
“I just emitted a giggle.”
“Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was.”
“The controls then emit client-side HTML code that is appended to the final page output.”
See all 4 definitions Show less
verb
-
(transitive)To send out or give off.
“I just emitted a giggle.”
“Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was.”
“The controls then emit client-side HTML code that is appended to the final page output.”
-
(intransitive)To come out, to be sent out or given off.
“Eruption ceased to emit, and aside from the limited success of "I'll Be Your Friend" (--/#40, 1986), Precious Wilson still hopes to hit the big time.”
“Said sound producing means generates a sound which is allowed to emit from said casing through said plurality of apertures.”
- (transitive)To result in specific machine instructions or bytecode when compiled.
- (broadly, transitive)To produce specific computer code when processed or executed.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin ēmittō.
Words you can make from emit
12 playable · top: ITEM (6 pts)
Best play item 6 points4-letter words
2 words3-letter words
2 words2-letter words
7 wordsHooks
3 extensions · 2 front · 1 back
A single letter you can add to emit to make another valid word.
Front
Back
Find your best play with emit
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes emit, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.