tack

1. A course of action meant to minimize opposition to the attainment of a goal.

2. A large, loose stitch made as a temporary binding or as a marker.

3. A short, light nail with a sharp point and a flat head.

4. An approach, especially one of a series of changing approaches.

5. Food, especially coarse or inferior foodstuffs.

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1. To fasten or affix with .

2. To join in a slight or hasty manner.

3. To add as a supplement.

4. To add (a rider) to a parliamentary bill.

5. To change the direction of (a sailing ship) when sailing close-hauled by turning the bow to the wind and shifting the sails so as to fall off on the other side at about the same angle as before.

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1. Nautical To change tack: The ship tacked to starboard.

2. Nautical To change the direction or course of a vessel: Stand by to tack.

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1. Nautical To bring (a vessel) into the wind in order to change course or direction.

2. To add as an extra item; append: tacked two dollars onto the bill.

3. To fasten or attach with or as if with a tack: tacked the carpet down.

4. To fasten or mark (cloth or a seam, for example) with a loose basting stitch.

5. To put together loosely and arbitrarily: tacked some stories together in an attempt to write a novel.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
tack	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
at	2
ka	6
ta	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
act	5
cat	5
kat	7
ack	9

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tack	10