Saturday, June 7, 2025

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Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 333

Number of Answers: 64

Points Needed for Genius: 233

Genius requires between 33 and 53 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 77% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 67% of the remaining points to reach genius.

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How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 333 was in the 97th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on June 5, 2025.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 64 possible answers rank it in the 95th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on June 5, 2025.
The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
The lowest number of answers was 16 on March 27, 2023.

It takes a 7-letter word for genius.
The last time this happened was on June 6, 2025.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 5.6.
For all Bees, the average word length has been 5.3.



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The most common words in the Bee are:

  • noon 200
  • loll 197
  • toot 187
  • naan 172
  • nana 172
  • lilt 139
  • till 139
  • tilt 139
  • tint 136
  • nene 133
  • mama 132
  • mamma 132
  • acacia 124
  • acai 124
  • onto 123
  • toon 123
  • onion 120
  • anal 117
  • olio 116
  • anon 113
  • boob 112
  • booboo 112
  • dodo 109
  • tact 109
  • baba 108
  • papa 108
  • poop 108
  • lull 106
  • lulu 106
  • call 105
  • calla 105
  • ratatat 105
  • tart 105
  • tartar 105
  • attar 104
  • mitt 104
  • tatty 104
  • mono 103
  • moon 103
  • allay 102
  • ally 102
  • ammo 101
  • cocci 101
  • momma 101
  • tattoo 101
  • tutu 101
  • epee 99
  • peep 99
  • loon 98
  • roar 96


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 102,333 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,620 unique words.
Below are the distributions of the lengths of these words.



Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

You may be wondering why these words aren't here*:

  • acatalectic
  • aceta
  • acta
  • aecia
  • aecial
  • alcaic
  • alec
  • allelic
  • atactic
  • atelic
  • caca
  • caeca
  • caecal
  • caff
  • caitiff
  • calceate
  • calcic
  • calcific
  • calcitic
  • calicle
  • calif
  • califate
  • callee
  • callet
  • catalatic
  • catalectic
  • cate
  • catface
  • catfall
  • cattie
  • ceca
  • cecal
  • ceil
  • ceili
  • cella
  • cellae
  • celt
  • cete
  • cicala
  • cicale
  • ciliate
  • cilice
  • clift
  • clit
  • clitella
  • clitic
  • ectatic
  • etic
  • facete
  • facetiae
  • facia
  • faciae
  • facta
  • factice
  • faecal
  • falcate
  • fecial
  • felicific
  • felicitate
  • fice
  • fictile
  • flic
  • ictic
  • ileac
  • illitic
  • tace
  • tecta
  • tectal
  • tectite
  • telic
  • tical
  • tictac

*Because the New York Times considers them obscure or offensive.

acacia

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
  2. The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.
  3. A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.
  4. Gum arabic; gum acacia.
  5. Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
  6. A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. (history) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

acai

noun
  1. Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
  2. The fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.

acetal

noun
  1. Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).

acetate

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
  2. Cellulose acetate.
  3. A transparent sheet used for overlays.
  4. Ellipsis of acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

acetic

adjective
  1. Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
  2. Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives

affect

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To influence or alter.
  2. To move to emotion.
  3. Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
  4. To dispose or incline.
  5. To tend to by affinity or disposition.
  6. To assign; to appoint.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
  2. To aim for, to try to obtain.
  3. To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
  4. To show a fondness for (something); to choose.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. One's mood or inclination; mental state.
  2. A desire, an appetite.
  3. A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.

afflict

verb
  1. To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
  2. To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
  3. To make low or humble.

attic

noun
  1. The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

cacti

noun
  1. Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
  2. Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

cafe

noun
  1. A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items.
noun
  1. A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
  2. A small restaurant of any genre.

calcite

noun
  1. A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble

calf

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A young cow or bull.
  2. Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
  3. A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
  4. A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
  5. A small island, near a larger island.
  6. A cabless railroad engine.
  7. An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. The back of the leg below the knee.
  2. The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

call

noun
  1. A telephone conversation.
  2. A short visit, usually for social purposes.
  3. A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
  4. A cry or shout.
  5. A decision or judgement.
  6. The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
  7. A beckoning or summoning.
  8. The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
  9. An option to buy stock at a specified price during or at a specified time.
  10. The act of calling to the other batsman.
  11. The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
  12. A work shift which requires one to be available when requested (see on call).
  13. The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
  14. A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
  15. The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
  16. A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
  17. A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
  18. A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
  19. An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
  20. Vocation; employment; calling.
  21. A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
  22. (prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
verb
  1. (heading) To use one's voice.
  2. (heading) To visit.
  3. (heading) To name, identify or describe.
  4. (heading) Direct or indirect use of the voice.
  5. (sometimes with for) To require, demand.
  6. To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
  7. To demand repayment of a loan.
  8. To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.

calla

noun
  1. A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
  2. The calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica.

catcall

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
  2. A shout, whistle, or comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.
  3. A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval.
verb
  1. To make such an exclamation.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type.

cattail

noun
  1. Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places

cattle

noun
  1. Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).
  2. Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.
  3. People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
  4. (English law, sometimes countable) chattel
  5. Used in restricted contexts to refer to the meat derived from cattle.

celiac

noun
  1. Someone who has celiac disease.
adjective
  1. Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
  2. Of or pertaining to celiac disease.

cell

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
  2. A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
  3. A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
  4. A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
  5. Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
  6. Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
  7. The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
  8. Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories.
  9. A section or compartment of a larger structure.
  10. Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.
  11. A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
  12. The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
  13. A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
  14. The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
  15. In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
  16. A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
  17. (communication) A short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode.
  18. (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
  19. A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
  20. The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
  21. The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
  22. A cella.
  23. An area of an insect wing bounded by veins
verb
  1. To place or enclose in a cell.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A cellular phone.

celli

No Definition Found.

cilia

noun
  1. Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
  2. A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
  3. One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.

cite

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
  2. To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
  3. To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A citation

cleat

noun
  1. A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
  2. A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
  3. A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
  4. A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe meant for better traction. (See cleats.)
verb
  1. To strengthen with a cleat.
  2. To tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat.

clef

noun
  1. A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff

cleft

Etymology 1

noun
  1. An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
  2. A piece made by splitting.
  3. A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
verb
  1. To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
  2. To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
  3. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
  4. To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
  5. To split.
  6. Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
adjective
  1. Split, divided, or partially divided into two.

cliff

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
  2. A point where something abruptly fails or decreases in value etc.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff

eclat

noun
  1. A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.

eclectic

noun
  1. Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.
adjective
  1. Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
  2. Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.

efface

verb
  1. To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
  2. To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
  3. To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
  4. Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.

effect

noun
  1. The result or outcome of a cause.
  2. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
  3. Execution; performance; realization; operation.
  4. An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
  5. (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
  6. (etc.) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
  7. (usually in the plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.
  8. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.
  9. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
  10. Manifestation; expression; sign.
verb
  1. To make or bring about; to implement.

elect

noun
  1. One chosen or set apart.
  2. In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
verb
  1. To choose or make a decision (to do something)
  2. To choose (a candidate) in an election
adjective
  1. Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
  2. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

electee

No Definition Found.

elicit

verb
  1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
  2. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
  3. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason
adjective
  1. Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

face

noun
  1. The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.
  2. One's facial expression.
  3. (in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
  4. The public image; outward appearance.
  5. The frontal aspect of something.
  6. An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
  7. Presence; sight; front.
  8. The directed force of something.
  9. Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
  10. Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
  11. Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
  12. Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
  13. The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.
  14. The mouth.
  15. Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
  16. (metonymic) A person.
  17. A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as music or fashion scene.
  18. A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
  19. The front surface of a bat.
  20. The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
  21. The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
  22. The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
  23. The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
  24. A typeface.
  25. Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
  26. The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
verb
  1. (of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
  2. (of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
  3. To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
  4. To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
  5. To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
  6. To have the front in a certain direction.
  7. To have as an opponent.
  8. To be the batsman on strike.
  9. To confront impudently; to bully.
  10. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
  11. To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
  12. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
  13. To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
  14. (retail) To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.

facelift

noun
  1. Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
  2. (by extension) Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.
verb
  1. To perform a facelift upon.

facet

noun
  1. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
  2. One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
  3. One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
  4. One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
  5. A smooth circumscribed surface.
  6. Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
  7. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
  8. A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
  9. A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.
verb
  1. To cut a facet into a gemstone.

facial

noun
  1. A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
  2. A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
  3. (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another in the face.
  4. A sex act of male ejaculation onto another person's face.
adjective
  1. Of or affecting the face.
  2. (by extension) (of a law or regulation validity) on its face; as it appears (as opposed to as it is applied)

facile

adjective
  1. Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
  2. Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
  3. Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
  4. Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
  5. Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.

facilitate

verb
  1. To make easy or easier.
  2. To help bring about.
  3. To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).

fact

noun
  1. Something actual as opposed to invented.
  2. Something which is real.
  3. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
  4. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
  5. Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
  6. An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.
  7. Action; the realm of action.
  8. A wrongful or criminal deed.
  9. A feat or meritorious deed.
interjection
  1. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

fecal

adjective
  1. Of or relating to feces.

fleece

noun
  1. Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
  2. Insulating skin with the wool attached
  3. A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
  4. An insulating wooly jacket
  5. (roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
  6. Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
  7. The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
verb
  1. To con or trick (someone) out of money.
  2. To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).
  3. To cover with, or as if with, wool.

icefall

noun
  1. A relatively rapid and turbulent flow of ice, somewhat analogous to a waterfall.

icicle

noun
  1. A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

iliac

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the ilium.

illicit

noun
  1. A banned or unlawful item.
adjective
  1. Not approved by law, but not invalid.
  2. Breaking social norms.
  3. Unlawful.

italic

noun
  1. A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
  2. An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
adjective
  1. (of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
  2. (of a typeface or font) Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.

lace

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp
  2. A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. Wp
  3. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
  4. Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To fasten (something) with laces.
  2. To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
  3. To interweave items.
  4. To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
  5. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
  6. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.

lactate

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To secrete or produce milk

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of lactic acid
  2. Ellipsis of lactate ion

lacteal

noun
  1. (chiefly in plural) Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct.
  2. One of the lactiferous ducts or other components of milk-producing organs.
adjective
  1. Relating to milk.
  2. Relating to milk production.
  3. Relating to, or containing, chyle.

lactic

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or derived from milk
  2. (of fermentation) That produces lactic acid

laic

noun
  1. A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
adjective
  1. Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.

laical

No Definition Found.

lattice

noun
  1. A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
  2. A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
  3. A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
  4. A discrete subgroup of Rn which is isomorphic to Zn (considered as an additive group) and spans the real vector space Rn.
  5. A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.
  6. (Lie theory) A discrete subgroup L of a given locally compact group G whose quotient space G/L has finite invariant measure.
  7. A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.
verb
  1. To make a lattice of.
  2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.

lice

noun
  1. A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
  2. (not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

licit

adjective
  1. Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
  2. Explicitly established or constituted by law.

lilac

noun
  1. A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink or purple flowers.
  2. A flower of the lilac shrub.
  3. (color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
adjective
  1. Having a pale purple colour.

tacet

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tacit

adjective
  1. Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.
  2. Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

tact

noun
  1. The sense of touch; feeling.
  2. The stroke in beating time.
  3. Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing.
  4. A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).
verb
  1. To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense).
noun
  1. A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
  2. A maneuver used against an enemy.
  3. A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.

tactic

noun
  1. A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
  2. A maneuver used against an enemy.
  3. A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
adjective
  1. Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
  2. Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical.

tactical

noun
  1. A combinator of proof tactics.
  2. A private war reenactment event involving mock battles or skirmishes.
adjective
  1. Of, or relating to tactics
  2. Of, or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones
  3. Adroit, skilful or ingenious
  4. Having a military appearance, typically with accessories such as a bipod, adjustable stock, detachable magazine or black coloration

tactile

adjective
  1. Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
  2. Used for feeling.
  3. Of or relating to the sense of touch.

talc

noun
  1. Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.
  2. A microscope slide made of a plate of mica, generally in use from the start of modern microscopy until the early nineteenth century, after which glass slides became the standard medium.
  3. A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
  4. Talcum powder.
verb
  1. To apply talc to.