sweet spot

noun

plural sweet spots

1

sports : the area around the center of mass of a bat, a racket, or the head of a club that is the most effective part with which to hit a ball

If the bat connects near its sweet spot … it vibrates very little, much as a tennis racket feels solid if you hit the ball on the racket's sweet spot.

—Sharon Begley

The shape of the clubhead has a pronounced effect on [golf] shots that are not hit out of the sweet spot of the club …

—Steen Winther

2

: an ideal or most favorable location, level, area, or combination of factors for a particular activity or purpose

We are in that sweet spot of December in which you're (hopefully) full of the holiday spirit but without the stress of having to spend every waking moment with your family.

—Katie Yee

To seafood men, Fulton is the jewel of the Atlantic coast, the sweet spot on the seaboard, and the best fish from Maine to Florida rolls into the markets in refrigerated trucks.

—Jonathan Gold

"We are considering a lot of options with the site," says Zach Nelson, executive vice president of marketing. "I think we are right in the sweet spot of what's required to make e-business happen."

—Daniel Roth

The winery in Rutherford, best known for its loamy Cabernet Sauvignon, has a sweet spot of 8 acres for Chardonnay, which has produced spectacular wines.

—James Laube

Examples of sweet spot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His Mediterranean roots fuel a perpetual chase for sunshine, while his creative sweet spot strangely hits mid-journey rather than at destination. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026

There is also a clear appetite for unresolved threads to be acknowledged, even if they are not placed front and center, alongside a broader plea for the show to rediscover its tonal sweet spot. —Scott Snowden, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2026

April’s draft could be a sweet spot for the Saints at WR, though. —The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026

After experimenting with different genres, Fox has found a sweet spot with comfort food, soapy/small town character procedurals such as Doc, Best Medicine and Murder In a Small Town, which have delivered both on linear and streaming. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for sweet spot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot