Social skill
The crossword clue "Social skill" is answered by TACT, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TACT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TACT answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SAVOIRFAIRE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TACT
Every other clue in this collection answered by TACT, most used first.
- Diplomacy - used 218 times, most recently in 2026
- Savoir-faire - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
- Diplomatic skill - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Diplomat's forte - used 50 times, most recently in 2022
- Diplomat's asset - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Diplomat's skill - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Delicacy - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Mediator's skill - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Boor's lack - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Sensitivity - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Social finesse - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Social grace - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Ambassador's asset - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Finesse - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
- Social asset - used 13 times, most recently in 2011
- Diplomatic asset - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Negotiator's skill - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Discretion - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Poise - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
- Delicate use of words - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Diplomatic quality - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Diplomatic trait - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Ambassador's forte - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
- Diplomat's need - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Mediator's asset - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Diplomatic finesse - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Negotiator's asset - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Diplomat's gift - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Diplomatic touch - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Negotiation skill - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Way with words - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- With skill - ABLY, used 127 times
- Social equal - PEER, used 85 times
- Social misfit - NERD, used 41 times
- Social reformer Jacob - RIIS, used 37 times
- Social climber - SNOB, used 28 times
- Social insects - ANTS, used 28 times
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