01 Word definition

tamper

6 letters · 2 vowels · 4 consonants

Is TAMPER a word?

Yes. TAMPER is a 6-letter noun. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell TAMPER?

T-A-M-P-E-R

TAMPER contains 6 letters, begins with T, and ends with R.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

2verb

  1. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

    “Someone tampered with the documents on my desk”
Synonyms
tamptamping barfiddlemonkey
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score10points
Words With Friends12points
Word length6letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is TAMPER spelled?

T1A2M3P4E5R6
Starts withTAMFirst 3 letters
Ends withPERLast 3 letters
Unique letters6No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About TAMPER.

How do you spell TAMPER?

TAMPER is spelled T-A-M-P-E-R. It contains 6 letters.