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Yes. The word task is a Scrabble US word. The word task is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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4-letter words (4 found)

KATS,SKAT,TAKS,TASK,

3-letter words (9 found)

ASK,ATS,KAS,KAT,SAT,SKA,TAK,TAS,TSK,

2-letter words (5 found)

AS,AT,KA,ST,TA,

You can make 18 words from task according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of task

task atsk tsak stak astk satk taks atks tkas ktas akts kats tska stka tksa ktsa skta ksta askt sakt akst kast skat ksat

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Definitions and meaning of task

task

Etymology 1

From Middle English taske (“task, tax”), from Old Northern French tasque, (compare Old French variant tasche), from Medieval Latin tasca, alteration of taxa, from Latin taxāre (“censure; charge”). Doublet of tax.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: täsk, IPA(key): /tɑːsk/
  • (General American) enPR: tăsk, IPA(key): /tæsk/
  • Rhymes: -æsk, -ɑːsk

Noun

task (plural tasks)

  1. A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
    The employee refused to complete the assignment, arguing that it was not one of the tasks listed in her job description.
  2. Any piece of work done.
  3. A single action undertaken by a given agent.
  4. A difficult or tedious undertaking.
  5. An objective.
  6. (computing) A process or execution of a program.
  7. (obsolete) A tax or charge.
Usage notes
  • Adjectives often applied to "task": difficult, easy, simple, hard, tough, complex, not-so-easy, challenging, complicated, tricky, formidable, arduous, laborious, onerous, small, big, huge, enormous, tremendous, gigantic, mammoth, colossal, gargantuan, social, intellectual, theological, important, basic, trivial, unpleasant, demanding, pleasant, noble, painful, grim, responsible, rewarding, boring, ungrateful, delightful, glorious, agreeable, thankless.
Synonyms
  • (piece of work): chore, job
  • (difficult undertaking): undertaking
  • (objective): objective, goal
  • (process): process
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Verb

task (third-person singular simple present tasks, present participle tasking, simple past and past participle tasked)

  1. (transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
  2. (transitive) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax
  3. (transitive) To charge, as with a fault.
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Etymology 2

Noun

task

  1. Alternative form of taisch

Anagrams

  • AKST, KTAS, Kast, askt, kast, kats, skat

Swedish

Noun

task c

  1. (colloquial) a dick (penis)

Declension

See also

  • kuk

References

  • task in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • task in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • task in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  • Fula Ordboken

Source: wiktionary.org