taut: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with T · ends with T
Meaning of taut
adj
Of a body, muscle, etc., not flabby; firm, toned.
Of a person, having a lean, strong body.
Of music, writing, etc., containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
- figuratively
Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
Listed forms: tauter, tautest.
Source: Wiktionary — taut.
verb
- transitive
To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.
Listed forms: tauts, tauting, tauted.
Source: Wiktionary — taut.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
pulled or drawn tight
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is taut in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of taut
T(1) + A(1) + U(1) + T(1) = 4 points.
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Anagrams of taut
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from taut
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