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tacit
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈtæsɪt]
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When tacit helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C I T
Two-Letter Start
TA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IT
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TA start
- IT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- tacit is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈtæsɪt][ˈtæsɪt]
adjective
Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.
"tacit consent : consent by silence, or by not raising an objection"
adjective
Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.