Definition of tack

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• tack is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• tack is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• tack is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of tack

• gear for a horse (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. saddlery
  2. stable gear
• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. alternate
  2. flip
  3. flip-flop
  4. interchange
  5. switch
• turn into the wind (verb)

  Examples

  1. The sailors decided to tack the boat
  2. The boat tacked

  Synonyms

  1. wear round
• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. mainsheet
  2. sheet
  3. shroud
  4. weather sheet
• (nautical) the act of changing tack (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. tacking
• create by putting components or members together (verb)

  Examples

  1. He tacked together some verses

  Synonyms

  1. assemble
  2. piece
  3. put together
  4. set up
  5. tack together
• sew together loosely, with large stitches (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. baste
• fix to; attach (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. append
  2. hang on
  3. tack on
  4. tag on
• a short nail with a sharp point and a large head (noun)
• fasten with tacks (verb)

  Examples

  1. tack the notice on the board
• sailing a zigzag course (noun)
• the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails (noun)

See definition of tack in Merriam Webster