thack

Meanings

Plural: thacks

Verb

To strike or thump (someone or something); to thwack.
To cover a roof with thack.

Noun

A stroke; a thwack.
The weatherproof outer layer of a roof, often specifically thatch.

Intj

The sound of a thack.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English thakken (“to stroke”), from Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, stroke, tap”), from Proto-West Germanic *þakwōn, from Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch lightly”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”).
Cognate with Old Dutch þakolōn (“to stroke”), Old Norse þykkr (“a thwack, thump, blow”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tangō (“touch”). More at thwack, tangent.

Scrabble Score: 14

thack is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
thack is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thack is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

thack is a valid Words With Friends word