Is INTERESTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERESTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERESTED mean?
- adjective
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
“an interested audience”
- adjective
involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in
“a memorandum to those concerned”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for INTERESTED
INTERESTED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from INTERESTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eternised10
- tenderest10
- tenderise10
- teredines10
- trendiest10
- teentsier9
- detentes9
- detester9
- dinettes9
- inserted9
- insetted9
- neediest9
- nerdiest9
- nereides9
- redenies9
- reediest9
- renested9
- resented9
- resident9
- retested9
- retinted9
- sintered9
- streeted9
- strident9
- tentered9
- tiredest9
- trendies9
- tridents9
- eternise8
- insetter8
- interest8
- sternite8
- teeniest8
- teensier8
- trientes8
- deniers8
- dentist8
- destine8
- detente8
- detents8
- diester8
- dieters8
- dinette8
- distent8
- endites8
- entered8
- needers8
- needier8
- nereids8
- reedits8
- reested8
- resined8
- resited8
- seedier8
- sneered8
- steered8
- sterned8
- stinted8
- tenders8
- tinders8
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