INTERESSE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points

It depends on the list you play by. INTERESSE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept INTERESSE?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful INTERESSE is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for INTERESSE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How INTERESSE scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in INTERESSE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTERESSE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about INTERESSE

• The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of INTERESSE

The 9 tiles of INTERESSE in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with INTERESSE

2 longer words begin with INTERESSE.

Shorter words from the letters in INTERESSE

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Common questions about INTERESSE

Is INTERESSE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INTERESSE is not in it.

How many points is INTERESSE worth?

INTERESSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to INTERESSE?

INTERESSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.