Is INTERSPECIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTERSPECIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTERSPECIES mean?
- adjective
arising or occurring between species
“an interspecific hybrid”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 INTERSPECIES
INTERSPECIES 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 INTERSPECIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- persistence15
- creepiness14
- epicenters14
- epicentres14
- recipients14
- reinspects14
- creepiest13
- crepiness13
- crispiest13
- epicenter13
- epicentre13
- precisest13
- prentices13
- prescient13
- presences13
- pretences13
- princesse13
- recipient13
- reinspect13
- spiceries13
- tricepses13
- cretinises12
- creepies12
- crepiest12
- crispens12
- crispest12
- epicenes12
- inspects12
- pectines12
- percents12
- picrites12
- precents12
- precises12
- prentice12
- presence12
- pretence12
- priciest12
- princess12
- receipts12
- respects12
- scepters12
- sceptres12
- specters12
- spectres12
- spencers12
- spiciest12
- terpenic12
- cretinise11
- erectness11
- pretenses11
- reincites11
- sceneries11
- scenester11
- secretins11
- sincerest11
- cesspit11
- creepie11
- crispen11
- epeiric11
- epicene11
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