Tarn

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A small mountain lake typically occupying a hollow carved out by glacial action.

“They rested beside a still, dark tarn after the long climb up the fell.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

tar·n

Related Words

Synonyms

lake mere pool loch

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in ARN, a useful cluster to remember, all four letters are distinct, making it a clean Wordle guess.

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, hooks to TARNS and can seed longer plays such as TARNISH with the right board extension.

Words Related to Tarn

Anagrams of Tarn

Words that use exactly the same letters as “tarn”.

rant

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “tarn” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

barn carn darn earn garn harn turn yarn

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “tarn”.

antar antra antre arent arnut atren brant drant grant intra orant rants ranty ratan retan riant rotan starn tairn tarin tarns terna toran train

Longer words starting with Tarn

Words that begin with “tarn”.

tarns

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