tempt
verb
Meaning
- verbTo provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
Example:
She tempted me to eat the apple.
- verbTo attract; to allure.
Example:
Its glossy skin tempted me.
- verbTo provoke something; to court.
Example:
It would be tempting fate.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,394 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 22% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: t