INTERSTITIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INTERSTITIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTERSTITIAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTERSTITIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTERSTITIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
interstitialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INTERSTITIAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INTERSTITIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTERSTITIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTERSTITIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Occupying or relating to the small gaps between other things.
Anatomists speak of interstitial fluid that fills the spaces among cells, and metallurgists of atoms that squeeze into the gaps of a crystal. As a noun it names a full-page advert that appears between web pages.
How INTERSTITIAL is used
Scientific usage; online it also names a page shown between two others.
- Interstitial fluid surrounds every cell in the body.
- An interstitial atom sits between the regular lattice positions.
- The site shows an interstitial advert before the article loads.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTERSTITIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INTERSTITIAL
2 longer words begin with INTERSTITIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in INTERSTITIAL
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Common questions about INTERSTITIAL
- Is INTERSTITIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTERSTITIAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTERSTITIAL worth?
- INTERSTITIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTERSTITIAL mean?
- Occupying or relating to the small gaps between other things.
- What letters can be added to INTERSTITIAL?
- INTERSTITIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INTERSTITIAL:
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