tacet
Verb
- An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
Interjection
- A musical direction indicating that an instrument is silent for a period.
Examples
- After his opponent played a seven-letter word, he signaled TACET, knowing his turn would be quiet.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tacet (“it is silent”), third-person singular present active indicative form of taceō (“I am silent”).
Scrabble Score: 7
tacet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtacet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tacet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
tacet: valid Words With Friends Word