TACT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TACT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tactsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does TACT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The ability to say or do things without offending or upsetting other people.
Tact is the sense of what is appropriate in a delicate situation, choosing words and actions that respect other people's feelings while still getting a difficult point across. Someone with tact can deliver bad news or correct a mistake without causing needless embarrassment.
How TACT is used
Common in everyday and professional speech.
- She handled the complaint with great tact.
- It took real tact to turn down the invitation politely.
- His lack of tact upset several guests at the dinner.
- The manager used tact when explaining the layoffs.
- A little tact would have prevented the argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TACT
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with TACT.
Words ending in TACT
7 words end in TACT. Useful as a back hook: play TACT onto a word already on the board.
Words with TACT inside
Showing 24 of 73 words that contain TACT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TACT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TACT
Common questions about TACT
- Is TACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACT worth?
- TACT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACT mean?
- The ability to say or do things without offending or upsetting other people.
- What letters can be added to TACT?
- TACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TACT:
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