What does INTERFERENCE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/
Letters
12
Scrabble score
17
Words With Friends score
20
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
  2. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
  3. electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
  4. (American football) blocking a player's path with your body“he ran interference for the quarterback”
  5. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

interferences18

Anagrams of INTERFERENCE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside INTERFERENCE

185 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

reference14 center8 centre8 entire6 recent8 enter5 inner5 refer8 cent6 feet7fine7 fire7 free7 nice6 nine4 rent4 rice6 tree4 fee6 fit6 ice5 net3 ten3 tie3 en2 et2if5in2 it2re2

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Questions

Is INTERFERENCE a valid word in word games?

INTERFERENCE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is INTERFERENCE worth?

INTERFERENCE is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 20 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from INTERFERENCE?

185 other words, including IN, IT, IF and FREE.