TAME is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAME?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAME is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about TAME
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not wild or dangerous; accustomed to living with or being handled by people.
An animal described as tame no longer behaves aggressively or fearfully around people, whether because it was raised in captivity or gradually trained to accept human contact. The word can also describe anything unexciting or mild compared to what was expected.
How TAME is used
Common in everyday speech, of animals and, loosely, of anything mild.
- The zoo kept a tame fox that visitors could pet.
- After years on the farm the wolf pup grew tame.
- The comedian's jokes felt tame compared to his usual act.
- They released a tame deer back into the reserve.
- The storm turned out tame compared to the forecast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAME
The 4 tiles of TAME in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TAME
18 longer words begin with TAME.
Words ending in TAME
4 words end in TAME. Useful as a back hook: play TAME onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAME inside
Showing 24 of 75 words that contain TAME somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAME
Common questions about TAME
- Is TAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAME, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAME worth?
- TAME is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAME mean?
- Not wild or dangerous; accustomed to living with or being handled by people.
- What letters can be added to TAME?
- TAME takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAME:
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