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Interest

/ˈɪntəɹɪst/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts8 letters
Definition of Interest

noun

  1. The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

    "Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

  2. Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
  3. A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.

    "He has a lot of interest in vintage cars."

  4. Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
  5. An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.

    "I have business interests in South Africa."

verb

  1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.

    "Action films don't really interest me."

  2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
  3. To cause or permit to share.
Anagrams of Interest

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "interest":

insettersternitetrientes

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "interest" and rearranging:

+areinstate
+btenebrist
+cintersect
+dtrendiest
+eteentsier
+gresettingretesting
+hthirteens
+ienteritisintertiesretinites
+otenorites
+ppinsetter
Related Word Patterns
IN...Words starting with "in"...STWords ending with "st"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "interest"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
i1
n1
t1
e1
r1
e1
s1
t1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Interest
abiogenistableistablestabolitionistabortionistabreastabruptestabsolutestabsolutistabstractestabstractionistabstrusest
Related 8-Letter Words
iambusesiatricalibogaineicebergsiceblinkiceboatsiceboundiceboxesicefallsicehouseicekhanaicemakerichnitesichorousichthyic

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Interest"

Interest is a 8-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "interest" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Interest" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "interest" is a low-scoring word.