INTERVENE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INTERVENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INTERVENE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INTERVENE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INTERVENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INTERVENE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in INTERVENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INTERVENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INTERVENE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To step into a situation in order to change its course or prevent something from happening.
Governments intervene in markets, teachers in quarrels and doctors in an illness. The word can also describe time passing between two events, as in the years that intervene.
How INTERVENE is used
Used for deliberate involvement in disputes, crises and processes.
- The referee had to intervene when the argument turned ugly.
- Police did not intervene until the crowd grew violent.
- A neighbour came out to intervene in the dispute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INTERVENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INTERVENE
4 longer words begin with INTERVENE.
Shorter words from the letters in INTERVENE
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Common questions about INTERVENE
- Is INTERVENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INTERVENE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INTERVENE worth?
- INTERVENE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INTERVENE mean?
- To step into a situation in order to change its course or prevent something from happening.
- What letters can be added to INTERVENE?
- INTERVENE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of INTERVENE:
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