Tare
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A deduction made for the weight of a container or packaging in order to determine the net weight of its contents.
“The warehouse manager subtracted the tare before recording the final cargo weight.”
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An anagram of RATE and TEAR, playing TARE tests all four of T, A, R, and E, the most common Wordle letters.
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Worth 4 points, TARE hooks easily to TARED, TARES, and STARE, giving excellent board flexibility.
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