What TACK Means
- noun: the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- noun: a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
- verb: fasten with tacks“tack the notice on the board”
- verb: turn into the wind“The sailors decided to tack the boat”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TACK is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 C3 K5.
Words Made From The Letters In TACK
7 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (4)
2 letter words (3)
Longer Words Containing TACK
TACK appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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