Tame

4 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To bring under control or discipline through correction or training.

“It took months of patient work to tame the wild instincts of the rescue dog.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/teɪm/

Related Words

Synonyms

chastensubdue moderatedomesticatecultivatenaturalizenaturalisedomesticize

Antonyms

wild

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Wordle

Contains AME, one of the most common English word endings, a strong and versatile Wordle starter.

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, M scores 3 and the word hooks easily to TAMED, TAMER, and TAMES.

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Anagrams of Tame

Words that use exactly the same letters as “tame”.

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Words one letter different

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “tame”.

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Longer words starting with Tame

Words that begin with “tame”.

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