8-letter words containing TAN
Embark on an exploration of 8-letter words that contain the letter TAN. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate TAN within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| standing | 10 | an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event | - |
| distance | 11 | go far ahead of | He outdistanced the other runners |
| standard | 10 | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | the schools comply with federal standards |
| instance | 10 | an occurrence of something | another instance occurred yesterday |
| constant | 10 | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | in constant pain |
| militant | 10 | disposed to warfare or hard-line policies | militant nations |
| titanium | 10 | a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite | - |
| tangible | 11 | perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch | skin with a tangible roughness |
| hesitant | 11 | lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly | - |
| pittance | 12 | an inadequate payment | they work all day for a mere pittance |
| standoff | 15 | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | - |
| adjutant | 16 | an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | - |
| standish | 12 | English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656) | - |
| botanist | 10 | a biologist specializing in the study of plants | - |
| tandoori | 9 | - | - |
| untangle | 9 | release from entanglement of difficulty | - |
| satanist | 8 | an adherent of Satan or Satanism | - |
| satanism | 10 | a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) | - |
| entangle | 9 | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | The child entangled the cord |
| fentanyl | 14 | trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug | - |
| standout | 9 | - | - |
| cabstand | 13 | a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | - |
| irritant | 8 | something that causes irritation and annoyance | - |
| stanhope | 13 | a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat | - |
| antitank | 12 | designed for defense against armored vehicles | - |
| fontanel | 11 | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus | - |
| exultant | 15 | joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | - |
| tankless | 12 | - | - |
| tangibly | 14 | in a tangible manner | virtue is tangibly rewarded |
| tantalum | 10 | a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite | - |
| tarlatan | 8 | - | - |
| debutant | 11 | - | - |
| untanned | 9 | not converted to leather by a tanning agent | a whip made of untanned hide |
| upstands | 11 | - | - |
| ventanas | 11 | - | - |
| vegetant | 12 | - | - |
| volitant | 11 | - | - |
| visitant | 11 | someone who visits | - |
| sultanas | 8 | - | - |
| sultanic | 10 | - | - |
| sumpitan | 12 | - | - |
| tangoist | 9 | - | - |
| tankship | 17 | - | - |
| tanlings | 9 | - | - |
| tannable | 10 | - | - |
| tannages | 9 | - | - |
| tannates | 8 | - | - |
| tannings | 9 | - | - |
| tannoyed | 12 | - | - |
| tantalic | 10 | - | - |
| tanklike | 16 | - | - |
| tangrams | 11 | - | - |
| tanistry | 11 | - | - |
| taniwhas | 14 | - | - |
| tankages | 13 | - | - |
| tankards | 13 | - | - |
| tankfuls | 15 | - | - |
| tankings | 13 | - | - |
| tankinis | 12 | - | - |
| tantalus | 8 | (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it | - |
| tantaras | 8 | - | - |
| tantrism | 10 | doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet | - |
| tantrums | 10 | - | - |
| tanyards | 12 | - | - |
| tangoing | 10 | - | - |
| tangency | 14 | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact | - |
| tangents | 9 | - | - |
| tanghins | 12 | - | - |
| tangiest | 9 | - | - |
| tanglers | 9 | - | - |
| tanglier | 9 | - | - |
| tangence | 11 | - | - |
| tangelos | 9 | - | - |
| tanadars | 9 | - | - |
| tanagers | 9 | - | - |
| tanagras | 9 | - | - |
| tanaiste | 8 | - | - |
| tanbarks | 14 | - | - |
| tandoors | 9 | - | - |
| tangling | 10 | - | - |
| tarletan | 8 | - | - |
| tartanas | 8 | - | - |
| tartaned | 9 | - | - |
| tartanes | 8 | - | - |
| tartanry | 11 | - | - |
| tetanics | 10 | - | - |
| tetanies | 8 | - | - |
| tetanise | 8 | - | - |
| tetanize | 17 | - | - |
| tetanoid | 9 | - | - |
| titanous | 8 | - | - |
| titanite | 8 | - | - |
| titanate | 8 | - | - |
| titaness | 8 | (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology | - |
| titanias | 8 | - | - |
| titanism | 10 | - | - |
| triptane | 10 | - | - |
| triptans | 10 | - | - |
| tutanias | 8 | - | - |
| staniels | 8 | - | - |
| stanines | 8 | - | - |
| stanking | 13 | - | - |
| stannary | 11 | - | - |
| stannate | 8 | - | - |
| stannels | 8 | - | - |
| stannite | 8 | a dark grey mineral with a metallic luster that is a source of tin | - |
| stanging | 10 | - | - |
| standups | 11 | - | - |
| standbys | 14 | - | - |
| standees | 9 | - | - |
| standers | 9 | - | - |
| standpat | 11 | old-fashioned and out of date | - |
| stannous | 8 | of or relating to or containing tin | - |
| stannums | 10 | - | - |
| stanyels | 11 | - | - |
| stanzaed | 18 | - | - |
| stanzaic | 19 | - | - |
| stanzoes | 17 | - | - |
| stanchly | 16 | in a staunch manner | - |
| stanched | 14 | - | - |
| stanchel | 13 | - | - |
| stancher | 13 | - | - |
| stanches | 13 | - | - |
| saltants | 8 | - | - |
| saltando | 9 | - | - |
| satanity | 11 | - | - |
| sheitans | 11 | - | - |
| sextants | 15 | - | - |
| shaitans | 11 | - | - |
| spartans | 10 | - | - |
| soutanes | 8 | - | - |
| sortance | 10 | - | - |
| pastance | 12 | - | - |
| pentanes | 10 | - | - |
| pentanol | 10 | - | - |
| phytanes | 16 | - | - |
| petanque | 19 | - | - |
| platanes | 10 | - | - |
| platanna | 10 | - | - |
| pintanos | 10 | - | - |
| postanal | 10 | - | - |
| poontang | 11 | - | - |
| portance | 12 | - | - |
| prytanea | 13 | - | - |
| pristane | 10 | - | - |
| quartans | 17 | - | - |
| puritans | 10 | - | - |
| rambutan | 12 | pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines | - |
| questant | 17 | - | - |
| quintans | 17 | - | - |
| ratanies | 8 | - | - |
| reactant | 10 | a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction | - |
| outstand | 9 | - | - |
| bedstand | 12 | - | - |
| blatancy | 15 | the property of being both obvious and offensive | the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable |
| blattant | 10 | - | - |
| botanize | 19 | collect and study plants | - |
| botanise | 10 | collect and study plants | - |
| botanies | 10 | - | - |
| bostangi | 11 | - | - |
| botanica | 12 | - | - |
| botanics | 12 | - | - |
| butanols | 10 | - | - |
| butanone | 10 | colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid | - |
| acutance | 12 | - | - |
| elastane | 8 | - | - |
| equitant | 17 | - | - |
| estancia | 10 | - | - |
| exitance | 17 | - | - |
| excitant | 17 | a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process | - |
| floatant | 11 | - | - |
| fontange | 12 | - | - |
| fructans | 13 | - | - |
| habitant | 13 | a person who inhabits a particular place | - |
| habitans | 13 | - | - |
| hatstand | 12 | - | - |
| heptanes | 13 | - | - |
| hebetant | 13 | - | - |
| incitant | 10 | - | - |
| imitancy | 15 | - | - |
| imitants | 10 | - | - |
| insectan | 10 | of or relating to the class Insecta | - |
| inkstand | 13 | a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped | - |
| instants | 8 | - | - |
| instancy | 13 | the quickness of action or occurrence | the instancy of modern communication |
| laitance | 10 | - | - |
| lantanas | 8 | - | - |
| lutanist | 8 | a musician who plays the lute | - |
| metanoia | 10 | - | - |
| montanes | 10 | - | - |
| montanto | 10 | - | - |
| montants | 10 | - | - |
| mustangs | 11 | - | - |
| mutandum | 13 | - | - |
| mountant | 10 | - | - |
| natantly | 11 | - | - |
| octangle | 11 | - | - |
| octanols | 10 | - | - |
| octantal | 10 | - | - |
| notandum | 11 | - | - |
| oscitant | 10 | showing lack of attention or boredom | - |
| lentando | 9 | - | - |
| latitant | 8 | - | - |
| litanies | 8 | - | - |
| contango | 11 | - | - |
| curtanas | 10 | - | - |
| dilatant | 9 | - | - |
| camstane | 12 | - | - |
| capitani | 12 | - | - |
| capitano | 12 | - | - |
| capitans | 12 | - | - |
| caftaned | 14 | - | - |
| castanet | 10 | - | - |
| capstans | 12 | - | - |
| permatan | 12 | - | - |
| detangle | 10 | - | - |
| butanoic | 12 | - | - |
| tankered | 13 | - | - |
| tantrist | 8 | an adherent of Tantrism | - |
| sorbitan | 10 | - | - |
| astangas | 9 | - | - |
| ashtanga | 12 | - | - |
