TEMPTRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TEMPTRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEMPTRESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEMPTRESS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEMPTRESS
No single letter turns TEMPTRESS into another word.
How TEMPTRESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TEMPTRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TEMPTRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TEMPTRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A woman who entices or seduces others, often in a dangerous way.
Stories and old films cast the temptress as a figure who lures a hero away from duty. Today the word can sound dated, and writers often use it with a touch of irony.
How TEMPTRESS is used
Temptress belongs mostly to fiction, drama and humorous description.
- The temptress in the novel led the hero astray.
- She played the temptress in a silent film.
- The chocolate cake was a real temptress on the dessert menu.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEMPTRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TEMPTRESS
1 longer words begin with TEMPTRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TEMPTRESS
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Common questions about TEMPTRESS
- Is TEMPTRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEMPTRESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEMPTRESS worth?
- TEMPTRESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEMPTRESS mean?
- A woman who entices or seduces others, often in a dangerous way.
- What letters can be added to TEMPTRESS?
- No single letter can be added to TEMPTRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TEMPTRESS:
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