Is INTERSECTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERSECTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERSECTIONS mean?
Intersections is a form of INTERSECTION.
- noun
a point where lines intersect
- noun
a junction where one street or road crosses another
- noun
a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
- noun
the set of elements common to two or more sets
“the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 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 INTERSECTIONS
INTERSECTIONS 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 INTERSECTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contriteness14
- intercession14
- intersection14
- corneitises13
- esotericist13
- insincerest13
- interstices13
- trisections13
- consenters12
- consistent12
- contesters12
- cornetists12
- cretinises12
- encrinites12
- eroticises12
- eroticists12
- incretions12
- insistence12
- intersects12
- interstice12
- necrotises12
- nonsecrets12
- recensions12
- resections12
- secretions12
- strictions12
- tricotines12
- trisection12
- centrists11
- consenter11
- contester11
- corneitis11
- cornetist11
- corniness11
- cotinines11
- cretinise11
- cretonnes11
- encrinite11
- erections11
- eroticise11
- eroticist11
- incenters11
- incretion11
- insincere11
- instincts11
- intersect11
- isosteric11
- necrotise11
- neoterics11
- nescients11
- nicotines11
- noncrises11
- noncrisis11
- nonsecret11
- recension11
- recession11
- recisions11
- reincites11
- resection11
- scientist11
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