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Tempted

t 1e 1m 3p 3t 1e 1d 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Very common · past tense of tempt

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does tempted mean?

verb

  1. dispose or incline or entice to

    “We were tempted by the delicious-looking food”

    Synonymsallure

  2. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

    “He lured me into temptation”

    Synonymsenticelure

  3. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

    “the window displays tempted the shoppers”

    Synonymsinvite

  4. induce into action by using one's charm

    “She charmed him into giving her all his money”

    Synonymscharminfluence

  5. try to seduce

  6. try presumptuously

    “St. Anthony was tempted in the desert”

Definitions shown for tempt, the base form of tempted.

Is TEMPTED a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TEMPTED worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
t 1e 1m 3p 3t 1e 1d 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
t 1e 1m 4p 4t 1e 1d 2

Wordfeud

13 pts
t 1e 1m 3p 4t 1e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
t 1e 1m 3p 3t 1e 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TEMPTED

Words that end like TEMPTED

Common words that share the ending -EMPTED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

exemptedattempted
All words ending in -EMPTED

Tempted: quick answers

Is TEMPTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TEMPTED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TEMPTED worth?
TEMPTED scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tempted mean?
tempted is the past tense of tempt, which means “dispose or incline or entice to”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TEMPTED?
You can make 40 shorter words from TEMPTED, such as EMPTED, TEMPED, DEMPT, PETTED. See the full list.