hit the dirt

VERB
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH H

hit the dirt is a valid 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4I1T1T1H4E1D2I1R1T1
4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does hit the dirt mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger.

“The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire”

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