Is INTERMITTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERMITTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERMITTING mean?
Intermitting is a form of INTERMIT.
- verb
cease an action temporarily
“We pause for station identification”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 INTERMITTING
INTERMITTING 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 INTERMITTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reminting12
- remitting12
- emitting11
- meriting11
- mitering11
- retiming11
- retinting10
- tittering10
- intermit10
- iteming10
- metring10
- mingier10
- minting10
- mitring10
- terming10
- integrin9
- interim9
- mintier9
- termini9
- meting9
- mining9
- miring9
- riming9
- timing9
- ginnier8
- gittern8
- igniter8
- netting8
- reining8
- renting8
- retting8
- ringent8
- tenting8
- tiering8
- tinting8
- trining8
- intime8
- minter8
- mitier8
- mitten8
- remint8
- tinmen8
- titmen8
- grime8
- nitrite7
- nittier7
- tinnier7
- engirt7
- ginner7
- gittin7
- ignite7
- tieing7
- tining7
- tiring7
- imine7
- merit7
- miner7
- mirin7
- miter7
- mitre7
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