tag: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 4 letter points · starts with T · ends with G
Meaning of tag
noun
Physical appendage. A small label.
Example: He has a tag hung on his bag.
Physical appendage. A skin tag, an excrescence of skin.
Physical appendage. A dangling lock of sheep's wool, matted with dung; a dung tag.
Physical appendage. Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something slight hanging loosely.
Listed forms: tags.
Source: Wiktionary — tag.
verb
- transitive
To label (something).
- transitive
To mark (something) with one's graffiti tag.
- transitive
To remove dung tags from a sheep.
Example: Regularly tag the rear ends of your sheep.
- colloquial, transitive
To hit the ball hard.
Example: He really tagged that ball.
Listed forms: tags, tagging, tagged.
Source: Wiktionary — tag.
noun
A decoration drawn over some Hebrew letters in Jewish scrolls, especially in Stam style.
Listed forms: tagin, tagim.
Source: Wiktionary — tag.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for tag.
noun
a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
noun
a small piece of cloth
verb
attach a tag or label to
verb
go after with the intent to catch
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tag in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tag
T(1) + A(1) + G(2) = 4 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of tag
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from tag
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in tag. Showing up to 24, longest first.