Is TEMPERATELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TEMPERATELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TEMPERATELY mean?
- adverb
with restraint
“he used the privileges of his office temperately”
- adverb
without extravagance
“these preferences are temperately stated”
- adverb
in a sparing manner; without overindulgence
“he ate and drank abstemiously”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 TEMPERATELY
TEMPERATELY 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 TEMPERATELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- empyreal15
- telemetry14
- lamprey14
- temperate13
- pterylae13
- teletype13
- empery13
- trampy13
- attemper12
- palmette12
- permeate12
- template12
- mattery12
- peartly12
- peytral12
- peytrel12
- pteryla12
- amply12
- empty12
- palmy12
- empaler11
- premeal11
- premeet11
- tempera11
- templar11
- templet11
- tempter11
- trample11
- meetly11
- merely11
- myrtle11
- paltry11
- parley11
- partly11
- pearly11
- peltry11
- pertly11
- player11
- pretty11
- raptly11
- replay11
- retype11
- tamely11
- termly11
- yelper11
- layette10
- ampere10
- ampler10
- empale10
- metepa10
- palmer10
- pelmet10
- tamper10
- temper10
- temple10
- apery10
- aptly10
- emery10
- etyma10
- malty10
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