taut
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How taut fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
A T U
Two-Letter Start
TA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
UT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- TA start
- UT ending
- repeated letters
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- taut 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, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The UT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.
adjective
Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
adjective
(of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
adjective
(of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
adjective
Experiencing anxiety or stress.
adjective
(of a sailor, a ship, etc.) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.
adjective
Strong; uncompromising.
Related Words
Synonyms
- concise
- crisp
- terse
- tight
- nonrelaxed
- strained
- tense
- unrelaxed
- nonslack
- stretched
- tensioned
Antonyms
- untaut