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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 10
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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