Is INTEMPERATELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTEMPERATELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTEMPERATELY mean?
- adverb
indulging excessively
“he drank heavily”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for INTEMPERATELY
INTEMPERATELY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from INTEMPERATELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- temperately18
- planimetry17
- tryptamine17
- pentamery16
- repayment16
- intemperate15
- elementary15
- empyreal15
- empyrean15
- playtime15
- pentameter14
- planimeter14
- altimetry14
- interplay14
- maternity14
- mentality14
- minelayer14
- painterly14
- paternity14
- patiently14
- telemetry14
- emptily14
- lamprey14
- payment14
- primely14
- tympani14
- eternality13
- impetrate13
- implanter13
- permittee13
- reimplant13
- temperate13
- antetype13
- antitype13
- patently13
- penality13
- prettily13
- pterylae13
- teletype13
- temerity13
- tyramine13
- empery13
- paynim13
- primly13
- pyemia13
- trampy13
- tympan13
- terneplate12
- ternately12
- attemper12
- palmette12
- permeant12
- permeate12
- template12
- amenity12
- amylene12
- anytime12
- aplenty12
- inaptly12
- ineptly12
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