With TEM

69 words, 8 of them common · highest scoring is azotemic at 21 points

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About 8 Letter Words With TEM

There are 69 eight letter words containing TEM in our dictionary. The highest scoring is azotemic at 21 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 8 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fillATTEMPTS, STEMMING, TEMPLATE among them.

The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.

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8 Letter Words With TEM at a Glance

Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words With TEM

  • azotemic21
  • itemized20
  • azotemia19
  • itemizer19
  • itemizes19
  • stembuck18
  • stemboks16
  • systemic15

Common 8 Letter Words With TEM

  • attempts12
  • contempt14
  • stemming13
  • systemic15
  • tempered13
  • template12
  • temporal12
  • tempting13

8 Letter Words With TEM Defined

attemptsVerb · 12 points
make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult)
contemptNoun · 14 points
the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration
stemmingVerb · 13 points
originate in or be caused by
temperedVerb · 13 points
improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it
templateNoun · 12 points
a shaped piece of rigid material used as a pattern for processes such as cutting out, shaping, or drilling
temporalAdjective · 12 points
relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular

8 Letter Words With TEM: Questions

How many eight letter words containing TEM are there?

There are 69 eight letter words containing TEM in our dictionary, and 8 of them are common words most players will already know.

What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words containing TEM?

AZOTEMIC is the highest scoring option at 21 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.

What are some common eight letter words containing TEM?

ATTEMPTS, STEMMING, TEMPLATE are among the most familiar eight letter words containing TEM. Select any word in the list to read its definition.

Are these eight letter words containing TEM valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.