taut

/tɔt/ adjective
4 letters1 syllable4 points in Scrabble®5 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

Pulled or drawn tight.

“taut sails”

2

Subjected to great tension; stretched tight.

“her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow”

WORD FORMS
Related formtautness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®4 points
Words With Friends®5 points
Double word8 points
Triple word12 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinauttay
Starts & ends withT … T
Syllablestaut
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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