Words Starting With TAU

99 words start with TAU. Scores range up to 24 points (TAUTOLOGIZING), averaging 12 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Definition

The nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

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A type of pigeon, also an early German monoplane.

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Plural of TAUBE.

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Past tense and past participle of teach.

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A New Zealand shrub with yellow flowers.

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Plural of TAUHINU.

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The silvereye, a small New Zealand bird.

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Plural of TAUHOU.

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A Māori term for foreigners or non-Māori.

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Plural of TAUIWI.

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Scots past tense and past participle of tell.

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Provoke or mock someone with insulting remarks.

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Past tense of TAUNT.

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One who provokes or ridicules others.

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Plural of TAUNTER.

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Present participle of TAUNT.

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In a provoking or mocking manner intended to upset.

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Plural of TAUNTING.

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Plural of TAUNT.

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A heavy, unstable elementary lepton with negative charge.

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Plural of TAUON.

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A New Zealand evergreen shrub, Coprosma repens.

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Plural of TAUPATA.

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A greyish-brown color, like moleskin.

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Plural of TAUPE.

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A foolish or slovenly young person.

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Plural of TAUPIE.

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Relating to the zodiac sign Taurus.

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Relating to the constellation Taurus.

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Shaped like a bull.

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An amino acid found in bile and tissues.

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Plural of TAURINE.

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Plural of taurobolium; sacrifices of bulls.

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In ancient Rome, the ritual sacrifice of a bull.

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Relating to the practice of bullfighting.

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Plural of TAUROMACHY.

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The art or practice of bullfighting.

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Having the shape of a bull.

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Plural of TAU.

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Pulled or drawn tight; not slack.

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Alternative form of tautog.

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Plural of TAUTAUG.

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Past tense of TAUT.

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To make or become taut or tighter.

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Past tense of TAUTEN.

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Present participle of TAUTEN.

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Third-person singular present tense of TAUTEN.

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Comparative form of TAUT.

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Superlative form of TAUT.

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Present participle of TAUT.

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Matted or tangled, in Scots.

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In a taut manner; tightly.

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The state of being stretched tight.

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Plural of TAUTNESS.

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A curve along which a falling object reaches the bottom in equal time regardless of starting point.

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Plural of TAUTOCHRONE.

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The property of a curve along which a body takes equal time to descend to a given point.

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Plural of TAUTOCHRONISM.

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Occurring in the same time; relating to a tautochrone.

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A large dark-colored food fish of the North American Atlantic coast.

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How many words starting with tau are there?

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TAUTOLOGIZING scores 24 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.