Tact
/tækt/
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts4 letters
Definition of Tact
noun
- The sense of touch; feeling.
- The stroke in beating time.
- 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."
- 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).
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Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Tact"
Tact is a 4-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Tact" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tact" is a low-scoring word.