What does TEMPER mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈtɛmpər/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a sudden outburst of anger“his temper sparked like damp firewood”
  2. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling“whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time”
  3. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger“his temper was well known to all his employees”
  4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

verb

  1. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling“temper glass”
  2. harden by reheating and cooling in oil“temper steel”
  3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
  4. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate“she tempered her criticism”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

tempers11

Anagrams of TEMPER

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside TEMPER

34 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is TEMPER a valid word in word games?

TEMPER is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is TEMPER worth?

TEMPER is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TEMPER?

34 other words, including ME, PER, MEET and RE.