temporary: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 16 letter points · starts with T · ends with Y
Meaning of temporary
adj
Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
Example: Sally was put in temporary charge of the department while they searched for a full-time replacement.
Existing only for a short time or short times.
Listed forms: tempory.
Source: Wiktionary — temporary.
noun
One serving for a limited time; a short-term employee, especially in an office.
A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.
Listed forms: temporaries, tempory.
Source: Wiktionary — temporary.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for temporary.
adjective
not permanent; not lasting
adjective
lacking continuity or regularity
noun
a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
- temp
- temporary worker
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is temporary in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of temporary
T(1) + E(1) + M(3) + P(3) + O(1) + R(1) + A(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 16 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of temporary
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from temporary
270 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in temporary. Showing up to 24, longest first.