INTERETHNIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INTERETHNIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTERETHNIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTERETHNIC is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTERETHNIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
interethnicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INTERETHNIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INTERETHNIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTERETHNIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTERETHNIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Occurring between or involving people of different ethnic groups.
Interethnic describes relations, marriages and conflicts that cross ethnic lines. Social scientists use it to study how communities mix or clash.
How INTERETHNIC is used
Formal; typical of sociology, politics and news reports.
- The project aims to improve interethnic relations.
- Interethnic marriages have become more common.
- Violence broke out in an interethnic dispute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTERETHNIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INTERETHNIC
1 longer words begin with INTERETHNIC.
Shorter words from the letters in INTERETHNIC
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Common questions about INTERETHNIC
- Is INTERETHNIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTERETHNIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTERETHNIC worth?
- INTERETHNIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTERETHNIC mean?
- Occurring between or involving people of different ethnic groups.
- What letters can be added to INTERETHNIC?
- INTERETHNIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INTERETHNIC:
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