What does TACK mean?

TACK is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/tæk/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. fasten with tacks“tack the notice on the board”
  2. turn into the wind“The sailors decided to tack the boat”
  3. create by putting components or members together“She pieced a quilt”
  4. sew together loosely, with large stitches“baste a hem”
  5. fix to; attach“append a charm to the necklace”
  6. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

noun

  1. the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
  2. a short nail with a sharp point and a large head

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

tacks11tacked13

Anagrams of TACK

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside TACK

6 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

act5 cat5 kat7 at2 ka6 ta2

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Questions

Is TACK a Scrabble word?

TACK is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is TACK worth?

TACK is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TACK?

6 other words, including AT, ACT, CAT and TA.