tad

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
4
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/tæd/

Definition of tad

7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (informal)A small amount; a little bit.
    “Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?”
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noun

  1. (informal)A small amount; a little bit.
    “Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?”
  2. (US, dated, slang)A street boy; an urchin.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism)Initialism of transboundary animal disease.

name

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Thaddeus or Thaddaeus.
  2. (UK, colloquial)Tadcaster.
    “There's a new pub opening in Tad next week.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of TA

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Etymology

1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.

Anagrams of tad

5 plays · some not in Scrabble

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4 playable · top: AD (3 pts)

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2-letter words

3 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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