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Tainted

/ˈteɪntɪd/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts7 letters
Definition of Tainted

verb

  1. To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
  2. To spoil (food) by contamination.
  3. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
  4. To be affected with incipient putrefaction.

    "Meat soon taints in warm weather."

  5. To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.

verb

  1. To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
  2. To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
  3. To thrust ineffectually with a lance.

adjective

  1. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

    "Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money."

  2. (of data) Originating from an untrusted source.

    "Do not use tainted values in SQL queries."

Anagrams of Tainted

No exact anagrams found for "tainted". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "tainted" and rearranging:

+aattained
+cnictated
+oantidotetetanoid
+rnitrated
+sinstated
Related Word Patterns
TA...Words starting with "ta"...EDWords ending with "ed"All 7-letter wordsUnscramble "tainted"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
t1
a1
i1
n1
t1
e1
d2

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "tainted"All 7-Letter WordsWords Starting With "T"
Rhymes With Tainted
aahedabandonedabasedabashedabatedabbreviatedabdicatedabducedabductedabedaberratedabetted
Related 7-Letter Words
tabanidtabardstabarettabbiedtabbiestabbingtaberedtabetictableautabletstablingtabloidtabooedtaboredtaborer

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Tainted"

Tainted is a 7-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Tainted" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tainted" is a low-scoring word.