TAMP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TAMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAMP?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAMP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAMP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAMP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does TAMP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pack down or press something firmly by tapping or pressing repeatedly.
Baristas tamp ground coffee into a portafilter to create an even, firm surface before brewing espresso. Workers also tamp soil around a new fence post so that it stands firmly in place.
How TAMP is used
Common in gardening, construction, and coffee-making contexts.
- He used a wooden tool to tamp the coffee grounds evenly.
- She tamps the soil around each seedling after planting it.
- Workers tamped the gravel down before laying the pavement.
- Tamping the tobacco too hard can make the pipe hard to draw.
- Tamp the dirt firmly so the fence post does not wobble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAMP
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with TAMP.
Words ending in TAMP
8 words end in TAMP. Useful as a back hook: play TAMP onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAMP inside
Showing 24 of 40 words that contain TAMP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAMP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAMP
Common questions about TAMP
- Is TAMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAMP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAMP worth?
- TAMP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAMP mean?
- To pack down or press something firmly by tapping or pressing repeatedly.
- What letters can be added to TAMP?
- TAMP takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAMP:
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