Tampers
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters
Definition of Tampers
noun
- A person or thing that tamps.
- A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
- A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.
- An envelope of neutron-reflecting material in a nuclear weapon, used to delay the expansion of the reacting material and thus produce a longer-lasting and more energetic explosion.
verb
- To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
"The alarm had been tampered with and didn’t go off when it should have."
- To try to influence someone, usually in an illegal or devious way; to try to deal (with someone).
"Prosecutors argued that he would tamper with witnesses if bail was granted."
- To meddle (with something) in order to corrupt or pervert it.
- To involve oneself (in a plot, scheme, etc.).
- To attempt to practise or administer something (especially medicine) without sufficient knowledge or qualifications.
Anagrams of Tampers
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
t1
a1
m3
p3
e1
r1
s1
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Tampers
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 "Tampers"
Tampers is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "tampers" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Tampers" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tampers" is a medium-scoring word.