taut

taut is a 4-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 5 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
2. adjective. Snug; close; firm; secure.
3. adjective. pulled or drawn tight

   "taut sails"

   "a tight drumhead"

   Synonyms: tight

4. adjective. subjected to great tension; stretched tight

   "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"

   "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

Synonyms

tight

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in taut:

tatu

Common word forms

tauts, tauted, tauten, tauter, tautly, tautest, tauting, tautness

Words from these letters

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