Taut

4 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Stretched or pulled so as to leave no slack, leaving a surface or line firmly tense.

“She pulled the tent guy rope taut and secured it with a peg.”

Related Words

Synonyms

tight

Antonyms

slack loose limp

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the AU vowel pair, less common in Wordle, double T at positions 1 and 4 is a useful deduction

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, hooks to TAUTS and extends to TAUTEN and TAUTLY for higher-scoring plays

Words Related to Taut

Anagrams of Taut

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

tatu

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “taut” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

daut faut gaut haut tact taft tart taus tout

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “taut”.

battu butat gutta kutta pattu sutta tabut tatou taunt tauts tuant tuart tuath

Longer words starting with Taut

Words that begin with “taut”.

tauts tauted tauten tauter tautly tautog

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