INTERMINABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. INTERMINABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTERMINABLE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTERMINABLE is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTERMINABLE
No single letter turns INTERMINABLE into another word.
How INTERMINABLE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INTERMINABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTERMINABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTERMINABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Seeming to go on for ever, in a tiresome way.
Interminable is usually a complaint. Meetings, queues and speeches are interminable when they drag past all patience, even though they do eventually stop.
How INTERMINABLE is used
Interminable is used for long, wearisome events and waits, often with mild exaggeration.
- We sat through an interminable lecture.
- The interminable wait at the airport tired everyone.
- Their interminable arguments went on every evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTERMINABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INTERMINABLE
1 longer words begin with INTERMINABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in INTERMINABLE
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Common questions about INTERMINABLE
- Is INTERMINABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTERMINABLE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTERMINABLE worth?
- INTERMINABLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTERMINABLE mean?
- Seeming to go on for ever, in a tiresome way.
- What letters can be added to INTERMINABLE?
- No single letter can be added to INTERMINABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INTERMINABLE:
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