INTERFERENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. INTERFERENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTERFERENCE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTERFERENCE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTERFERENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
interferencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INTERFERENCE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INTERFERENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTERFERENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INTERFERENCE
- The letter E appears four times in INTERFERENCE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INTERFERENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of meddling in something, or a disturbance that spoils a signal.
Interference has several lives. In daily talk it is unwelcome meddling in other people's affairs. In radio and television it is noise that distorts reception, and in sport it is illegal blocking of an opponent.
How INTERFERENCE is used
Interference is common in everyday speech, broadcasting and sport.
- She resented her neighbour's interference in the dispute.
- Interference from a storm ruined the radio signal.
- The referee called pass interference on the defender.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTERFERENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INTERFERENCE
1 longer words begin with INTERFERENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in INTERFERENCE
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Common questions about INTERFERENCE
- Is INTERFERENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTERFERENCE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTERFERENCE worth?
- INTERFERENCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTERFERENCE mean?
- The act of meddling in something, or a disturbance that spoils a signal.
- What letters can be added to INTERFERENCE?
- INTERFERENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INTERFERENCE:
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