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Is INTERVENES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, INTERVENES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does INTERVENES mean?

Intervenes is a form of INTERVENE.

  1. verb

    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

    “Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?”

  2. verb

    be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events

    “This interludes intervenes between the two movements”

  3. verb

    occur between other event or between certain points of time

    “the war intervened between the birth of her two children”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

10

Letters

I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 INTERVENES

INTERVENES 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 INTERVENES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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