01 Word definition

tempered

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is TEMPERED a word?

Yes. TEMPERED is a 8-letter adjective. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell TEMPERED?

T-E-M-P-E-R-E-D

TEMPERED contains 8 letters, begins with T, and ends with D.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

    “a sword of tempered steel”

2adjective

  1. adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element

    “criticism tempered with kindly sympathy”
Synonyms
treatedhardenedtoughened
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score13points
Words With Friends15points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is TEMPERED spelled?

T1E2M3P4E5R6E7D8
Starts withTEMFirst 3 letters
Ends withREDLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats E
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About TEMPERED.

How do you spell TEMPERED?

TEMPERED is spelled T-E-M-P-E-R-E-D. It contains 8 letters.