Is INTERPENETRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERPENETRATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERPENETRATES mean?
Interpenetrates is a form of INTERPENETRATE.
- verb
penetrate mutually or be interlocked
“The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot”
- verb
spread or diffuse through
“An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
15
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 INTERPENETRATES
INTERPENETRATES 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 INTERPENETRATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- interpenetrate16
- presentient13
- spinnerette13
- entertainers12
- enterprise12
- interprets12
- patientest12
- penetrants12
- penetrates12
- perennates12
- preterites12
- repatterns12
- serpentine12
- trepanners12
- entertainer11
- intenerates11
- aperients11
- episterna11
- interpret11
- patentees11
- patienter11
- patterers11
- penetrant11
- penetrate11
- penitents11
- perennate11
- pertinent11
- pinsetter11
- pistareen11
- preinsert11
- presentee11
- presenter11
- presterna11
- preterite11
- preterits11
- pretrains11
- pretreats11
- prettiest11
- repartees11
- repattern11
- repeaters11
- repentant11
- repenters11
- represent11
- rerepeats11
- reserpine11
- sparteine11
- spinneret11
- tearstrip11
- terrapins11
- transpire11
- trepanner11
- triptanes11
- entertains10
- entrainers10
- entreaties10
- intenerate10
- interstate10
- reentrants10
- reiterates10
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