Tartan

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A woven fabric with a pattern of evenly spaced intersecting horizontal and vertical stripes in two or more colours, traditionally associated with Scottish Highland clans.

“She wore a bright red tartan skirt to the Highland games.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

tar·tan

Related Words

Synonyms

plaid

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains two T's and two A's, a symmetrical letter pattern that appears deceptively simple in Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, the repeated T-A pattern uses common tiles and TARTANS extends with a clean S

Words Related to Tartan

Anagrams of Tartan

Words that use exactly the same letters as “tartan”.

rattan tantra

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “tartan” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

tarpan tartar tarzan

Words you can make from Tartan

Shorter words formed from the letters in “tartan”.

antar antra attar ratan tatar trant anat anta arna atar atta attn rana rant tara tarn tart

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