What does INTERVENE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˌɪntərˈvin/
- Letters
- 9
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Words With Friends score
- 15
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
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?”
- be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events“This interludes intervenes between the two movements”
- occur between other event or between certain points of time“the war intervened between the birth of her two children”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
intervened14intervenes13
Anagrams of INTERVENE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside INTERVENE
108 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is INTERVENE a valid word in word games?
INTERVENE 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 INTERVENE worth?
INTERVENE is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from INTERVENE?
108 other words, including IN, IT, EVEN and NEVER.