Tambour

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters

Definition of Tambour

noun

A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone.
Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
"Replace the drum unit of your printer."
A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.
"The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums."
The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.

noun

A small hill or ridge of hills.

noun

A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.

noun

A small shallow drum.
A circular frame for embroidery.
A rich kind of gold and silver embroidery.
Silk or other material embroidered on a tambour.
The capital of a Corinthian column.

verb

To embroider on a tambour (circular frame).

Anagrams of Tambour

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "tambour":

6-LETTER WORDS

rubato tabour tambur

5-LETTER WORDS

abort about amort amour boart rumba tabor tumor turbo umbra

4-LETTER WORDS

abut ambo arum atom auto barm boar boat bora bort bota bout brat brut bura+18 more

3-LETTER WORDS

abo amu arb arm

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+amarabout tamboura

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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