Tartar
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Potassium hydrogen tartrate, a crystalline acidic salt derived from grapes, used in baking powder and to stabilise beaten egg whites.
“She added a pinch of tartar to the meringue mixture to help it hold its shape.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈtɑː.tə/
Syllables
tar·tar
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Wordle
An alternating T-A-R pattern repeated twice, making it one of the more memorable six-letter Wordle answers
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Scrabble
Worth 6 points, the repeated T, A, and R letters mean three pairs of tiles are used for a modest score
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