Tort

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Updated June 2026

Definition

In law, a civil wrong other than a breach of contract for which the injured party may seek damages in court.

“The solicitor advised that the defendant had committed a tort of negligence.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/tɔːt/

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Synonyms

civil wrongwrongdoinginfringement

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

The -ORT cluster appears in PORT, SORT, FORT, and MORT, testing TORT early covers this productive consonant ending

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points, a reliable legal term that hooks to -S (torts) and slots neatly into -ORT patterns on the board

Words Related to Tort

Anagrams of Tort

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

trot

Words one letter different

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

bort cort dort fort hort port sort

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

brott ortet ottar otter rotta rotte tarot thort toret torta torte torts toter tourt troat troft troot troth trout tutor

Longer words starting with Tort

Words that begin with “tort”.

torta torte torts tortes

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