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Tacked

t 1a 1c 3k 5e 1d 2

About 1 syllable

verb · 6 letters · Very common · past tense of tack

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does tacked mean?

verb

  1. fasten with tacks

    “tack the notice on the board”

  2. turn into the wind

    “The sailors decided to tack the boat”

    Synonymswear round

  3. create by putting components or members together

    “She pieced a quilt”

    Synonymsassemblepieceput togetherset uptack together

  4. sew together loosely, with large stitches

    “baste a hem”

    Synonymsbaste

  5. fix to; attach

    “append a charm to the necklace”

    Synonymsappendtag ontack onhang on

  6. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

    Synonymsinterchangeswitchalternateflip

Definitions shown for tack, the base form of tacked.

Is TACKED a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TACKED worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
t 1a 1c 3k 5e 1d 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
t 1a 1c 4k 5e 1d 2

Wordfeud

14 pts
t 1a 1c 4k 5e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
t 1a 1c 3k 6e 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TACKED

Hooks for TACKED

Add one letter to the front or back of TACKED to make another word.

Front hooks

stacked

Back hooks

None

Words that end like TACKED

Common words that share the ending -ACKED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

backedlackedhackedpackedsackedcrackedtrackedjackedrackedblackedclackedslackedsmackedsnackedwhackedhijackedunpackedransackedbackpackedbacktrackedblackjackedpiggybackedsidetrackedwisecracked
All words ending in -ACKED

Tacked: quick answers

Is TACKED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TACKED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TACKED worth?
TACKED scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tacked mean?
tacked is the past tense of tack, which means “fasten with tacks”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TACKED?
You can make 54 shorter words from TACKED, such as CAKED, DACK, DECK, CAKE. See the full list.