What does INTERPRET mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈtɜrprət/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. make sense of; assign a meaning to“What message do you see in this letter?”
  2. give an interpretation or explanation to
  3. give an interpretation or rendition of“The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully”
  4. create an image or likeness of“The painter represented his wife as a young girl”
  5. restate (words) from one language into another language“I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.”
  6. make sense of a language“She understands French”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

interprets12

Anagrams of INTERPRET

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

Words inside INTERPRET

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

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Questions

Is INTERPRET a valid word in word games?

INTERPRET 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 INTERPRET worth?

INTERPRET is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from INTERPRET?

124 other words, including IN, IT, PER and RE.