Is TEMPORISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TEMPORISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TEMPORISES mean?
Temporises is a form of TEMPORISE.
- verb
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
“The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 TEMPORISES
TEMPORISES 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.
Anagrams of TEMPORISES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TEMPORISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- peristomes14
- epistomes13
- imposters13
- peristome13
- promisees13
- reimposes13
- temporise13
- emprises12
- emptiers12
- episomes12
- epistome12
- epitomes12
- imposers12
- imposter12
- impreses12
- imprests12
- moperies12
- premises12
- promisee12
- promises12
- reimpose12
- semipros12
- septimes12
- spiremes12
- stompers12
- stompier12
- tropisms12
- poetisers11
- empires11
- empress11
- emprise11
- emptier11
- empties11
- epimers11
- episome11
- epitome11
- imports11
- imposer11
- imposes11
- imposts11
- imprese11
- impress11
- imprest11
- metopes11
- misstep11
- misstop11
- mopiest11
- optimes11
- permits11
- porisms11
- premies11
- premise11
- premiss11
- promise11
- semipro11
- septime11
- simpers11
- spireme11
- spirems11
- stomper11
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