The term CITY NEAR LAKE TAHOE can be solved by the four-letter word RENO. Reno is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada, located in the western part of the state, about 22 miles (35 km) from Lake Tahoe. It is the county seat of Washoe County and is known as 'The Biggest Little City in the World'. Reno is the most populous city in Northern Nevada and the fourth most populous city in the state after Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas.