What does TEMPTATION mean?

Pronunciation
/tɛmˈteɪʃən/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
  2. the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid“he felt the temptation and his will power weakened”
  3. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire“his enticements were shameless”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

temptations15

Anagrams of TEMPTATION

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

Words inside TEMPTATION

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

meant7point7 anti4 into4main6 mean6 mine6 name6 note4 open6 pain6 team6 time6 eat3 man5 men5 met5not3 one3 ten3 top5 am4an2at2 in2 it2me4no2 on2 to2

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Questions

Is TEMPTATION a valid word in word games?

TEMPTATION 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 TEMPTATION worth?

TEMPTATION is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from TEMPTATION?

279 other words, including TO, IN, IT and ON.