tart
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When tart helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A R T
Two-Letter Start
TA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
RT
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- TA start
- RT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- tart 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, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The RT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
adjective
Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
"I ate a very tart apple."
adjective
(of wine) high or too high in acidity.
adjective
Sharp; keen; severe.
"He gave me a very tart reply."
noun
A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
noun
A prostitute.
noun
By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
verb
To practice prostitution
verb
To practice promiscuous sex
verb
To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily