TAFFY
What does "TAFFY" mean?
A chewy candy made by boiling sugar or molasses and pulling it until soft.
Meanings
- A soft, chewy sweet made from boiled sugar or molasses that is stretched and folded repeatedly while cooling. They pulled taffy on the boardwalk until their arms ached.
Did you know?
- Saltwater taffy, an Atlantic City staple since the 1880s, contains no seawater at all - just water and a pinch of salt, with the 'saltwater' name surviving from seaside marketing.
Word origin
Originally a dialect form of 'toffee', of uncertain origin; 'taffy' became the standard American spelling while 'toffee' prevailed in British English.
Remember it
TAFFY is TOFFEE that got pulled and stretched - same sugar, looser spelling.
A little poem
Sugar hauled long on the cooling hook,
folded back into itself, again,
until the stretch becomes the sweet.
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Wordplay
- I tried to rush the taffy. Turns out you really have to draw it out.
What it teaches
Some good things only soften under steady, repeated pull.
Quick facts
What does TAFFY mean?
A chewy candy made by boiling sugar or molasses and pulling it until soft.
Is TAFFY a valid word?
Yes — TAFFY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TAFFY?
TAFFY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TAFFY come from?
Originally a dialect form of 'toffee', of uncertain origin; 'taffy' became the standard American spelling while 'toffee' prevailed in British English.
What can TAFFY teach us?
Some good things only soften under steady, repeated pull.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.