tempest

Plural: tempests

Noun

a violent commotion or disturbance
- "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
(literary) a violent wind
- "a tempest swept over the island"
A storm, especially one with severe winds.
Any violent tumult or commotion.
A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

Verb

Verb Forms: tempested, tempesting, tempests

To agitate or disturb violently; to storm.
To storm.
To disturb, as by a tempest.

Examples

His opponent’s unexpected triple-word score seemed to TEMPEST the placid game board.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French tempeste (French tempête), from Latin tempestas (“storm”), from tempus (“time, weather”).

Synonyms

storm

Scrabble Score: 11

tempest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tempest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tempest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

tempest: valid Words With Friends Word