What does TEMPORAL mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈtɛmpərəl/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. not eternal“temporal matters of but fleeting moment”
  2. of or relating to or limited by time“temporal processing”
  3. of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit)“temporal bone”
  4. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world“worldly goods and advancement”
  5. of this earth or world“temporal joys”

noun

  1. the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

temporals13

Anagrams of TEMPORAL

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

Words inside TEMPORAL

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

later5 metal7 late4 male6 more6 part6 rate4 real4 role4 team6 term6 are3 art3 eat3 let3 lot3 map7 met5per5pro5 tom5 top5 al2am4at2 la2 me4or2re2 to2

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Questions

Is TEMPORAL a valid word in word games?

TEMPORAL 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 TEMPORAL worth?

TEMPORAL is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TEMPORAL?

287 other words, including TO, ARE, AT and OR.