tame
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How tame fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E M T
Two-Letter Start
TA
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Ending
ME
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TA start
- ME ending
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- tame is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, m, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The ME ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.
"He tamed the wild horse."
verb
To become tame or domesticated.
verb
To make gentle or meek.
"to tame a rebellion"
adjective
Not or no longer wild; domesticated
"They have a tame wildcat."
adjective
(chiefly of animals) Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact
"The lion was quite tame."
adjective
Not exciting.
"For a thriller, that film was really tame."
adjective
Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
adjective
(of a knot) Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
verb
To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.
Related Words
Same Letters
- teammate
- matte
- mate
- meat
- meta
- team
Synonyms
- dull
- flat
- insipid
- unexciting
- gentle
Antonyms
- exciting
- wild