tact
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How tact fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
A C T
Two-Letter Start
TA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- TA start
- CT ending
- repeated letters
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- tact is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The sense of touch; feeling.
noun
The stroke in beating time.
noun
Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing.
"By the use of tact, she was able to calm her jealous husband."
noun
A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).
verb
To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense).
noun
A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
noun
A maneuver used against an enemy.
noun
A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
Related Words
Synonyms
- consideration
- diplomacy
- sensitivity
- tactfulness
- courseofaction
- maneuver
- plan
- scheme
- stratagem