Is INTERMISSION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERMISSION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERMISSION mean?
- noun
the act of suspending activity temporarily
- noun
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 14 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 INTERMISSION
Single letters that turn INTERMISSION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from INTERMISSION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- innermosts12
- ministries12
- minorities12
- misorients12
- rimosities12
- innermost11
- ministers11
- misinters11
- misoneist11
- misorient11
- missioner11
- remission11
- trisomies11
- insertions10
- senioritis10
- emission10
- erotisms10
- interims10
- mentions10
- mestinos10
- minister10
- minsters10
- miriness10
- misinter10
- moistens10
- monsters10
- mortises10
- riminess10
- sentimos10
- simonies10
- simonist10
- trimness10
- trisomes10
- insertion9
- eonisms9
- erotism9
- interim9
- ironmen9
- isomers9
- meiosis9
- mention9
- mentors9
- merinos9
- merisis9
- mestino9
- minions9
- minnies9
- minster9
- minters9
- mintier9
- miriest9
- missent9
- mission9
- missort9
- misters9
- mistier9
- mitises9
- mitoses9
- mitosis9
- moisten9
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