Scrabble & Words with friends points
- tame is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
- tame is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
- tame is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7
Definition of tame
- correct by punishment or discipline (verb)
Synonyms
- chasten
- subdue
- make less strong or intense; soften (verb)
Examples
- The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
Synonyms
- moderate
- tone down
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb)
Examples
- He tames lions for the circus
Synonyms
- domesticate
- domesticise
- domesticize
- reclaim
- brought from wildness into a domesticated state (adjective)
Examples
- tame animals
- fields of tame blueberries
Synonyms
- tamed
- very docile (adjective)
Examples
- tame obedience
Synonyms
- meek
- make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (verb)
Examples
- The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
Synonyms
- domesticate
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb)
Examples
- tame the soil
Synonyms
- cultivate
- domesticate
- naturalise
- naturalize
- flat and uninspiring (adjective)
- very restrained or quiet (adjective)
Examples
- a tame Christmas party
- she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed
See definition of tame in Merriam Webster