Tame
/teɪm/
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts4 letters
Definition of Tame
verb
- To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.
"He tamed the wild horse."
- To become tame or domesticated.
- To make gentle or meek.
"to tame a rebellion"
adjective
- Not or no longer wild; domesticated
"They have a tame wildcat."
- (chiefly of animals) Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact
"The lion was quite tame."
- Not exciting.
"For a thriller, that film was really tame."
- Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
- (of a knot) Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
Anagrams of Tame
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
t1
a1
m3
e1
Total: 6 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Tame
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 "Tame"
Tame is a 4-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "tame" can be rearranged to form 4 other valid words.
Using "Tame" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tame" is a low-scoring word.