TASTE — 5 letter word
taste
The word taste has 5 letters: T, A, S, T, E. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Taste has 5 anagrams: tates, teats, testa, state, etats. As a noun, it means "delicate discrimination, especially of aesthetic values".
5 letter word "taste": T A S T E — noun
Scrabble score: 5 Words With Friends: 5
Letter Analysis of taste
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of taste
noun
- delicate discrimination, especially of aesthetic values "Arrogance and lack of taste don't often lead to rapid success in life." Synonyms: appreciation
- a brief experience of something "I got a taste of life on the wild side in the big city."
- a strong liking Synonyms: preference, predilection, penchant
- a small amount eaten or drunk "take a taste--you'll like it" Synonyms: mouthful
- a kind of sensing "distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds" Synonyms: tasting
- the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth "My cold deprived me of my sense of taste." Synonyms: gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality
- the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus "The candy left them with a bad taste." Synonyms: taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
verb
- experience briefly "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before they died."
- take a sample of Synonyms: try
- perceive by the sense of taste "Can you taste the garlic?"
- distinguish flavors "We tasted wines last night"
- have flavor "taste of something" Synonyms: savor, savour
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste "This tastes of nutmeg" Synonyms: smack