temperate

1. Biology Of or relating to a virus that infects bacterial cells but rarely causes lysis: temperate bacteriophages.

2. Characterized by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate; neither hot nor cold.

3. Exercising moderation and self-restraint: learned to be temperate in eating and drinking.

4. Moderate in degree or quality; restrained: temperate criticism.

5. marked by moderation as.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
temperate	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
am	4
ar	2
at	2
em	4
er	2
et	2
ma	4
me	4
pa	4
pe	4
re	2
ta	2
te	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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rep	5
ret	3
tae	3
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tar	3
tat	3
tea	3
tee	3
tet	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aper	6
epee	6
mare	6
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temp	8
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term	6
tram	6
trap	6
tree	4
trem	6
tret	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ameer	7
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armet	7
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etape	7
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matte	7
meter	7
metre	7
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tamer	7
taper	7
tater	5
tempt	9
tepee	7
tetra	5
tramp	9
trapt	7
treat	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ampere	10
epater	8
matter	8
meeter	8
metate	8
metepa	10
pattee	8
patter	8
petter	8
remate	8
remeet	8
repeat	8
retape	8
reteam	8
tamper	10
teemer	8
teeter	6
temper	10
terete	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
premeet	11
tempera	11
tempter	11

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
attemper	12
permeate	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
temperate	13