INTERMIT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INTERMIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTERMIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTERMIT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTERMIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
intermitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INTERMIT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INTERMIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTERMIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTERMIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To pause for a time, or to stop something for a while.
Intermit works both ways: a fever can intermit, or a doctor can intermit a treatment. It is the root of the commoner word intermittent.
How INTERMIT is used
Intermit is formal and old-fashioned; most speakers say pause or suspend.
- The rain did not intermit all afternoon.
- They chose to intermit the lessons during the harvest.
- The patient's pulse seemed to intermit now and then.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTERMIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INTERMIT
15 longer words begin with INTERMIT.
Shorter words from the letters in INTERMIT
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Common questions about INTERMIT
- Is INTERMIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTERMIT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTERMIT worth?
- INTERMIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTERMIT mean?
- To pause for a time, or to stop something for a while.
- What letters can be added to INTERMIT?
- INTERMIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INTERMIT:
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