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tempt

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Is tempt a Scrabble word?

Yes, tempt is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of tempt?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.Examples: "She tempted me to eat the apple."; "By Heav’ns, ſuch Virtues, join’d with ſuch Succeſs, Diſtract my very Soul: Our Father’s Fortune Wou’d almoſt tempt us to renounce his Precepts."; "Eveline Hill, the protagonist of the Dubliners story "Eveline," for example, successfully extricates herself from the confines of her "Eve" name since, like her nameling in the Garden of Eden who was tempted by promises of knowledge, Eveline, too, is tempted: […]"Synonyms: entice, fand, lure, pander, teasetransitive

2. (transitive) To attract; to allure.Examples: "Its glossy skin tempted me."; "The next time you are trout fishing and none of your lures tempts the fish, smoke a spoon hook and cast it."Synonyms: beguile, entrance, allure, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitchtransitive

3. (transitive) To provoke something; to court.Examples: "It would be tempting fate."Synonyms: foment, urge, abet, actuate, goose, send, sting, bring abouttransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "tempt"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "tempt"?

Scrabble
9 points
T1
E1
M3
P3
T1
Words With Friends
11 points
T1
E1
M4
P4
T1

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