Definition of TINDER

tinder

Plural: tinders

Noun

  • Easily combustible material used to start a fire.
  • material for starting a fire
  • Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.

Verb

  • To set fire to; torch.

Examples

  • The open triple word score was TINDER, waiting for a hot bingo play.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tinder, tunder, tender, tonder, from Old English tynder, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ (“tinder”). Compare Saterland Frisian Tunder (“tinder”), Dutch tonder (“tinder”), German Zunder (“tinder”), Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire”). More at tind.

Scrabble Score: 7

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

Words With Friends Score: 8

tinder: valid Words With Friends Word