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Is intend a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word intend is a Scrabble US word. The word intend is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

I1N1T1E1N1D2

Is intend a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word intend is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

I1N1T1E1N1D2

Is intend a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word intend is a Words With Friends word. The word intend is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2T1E1N2D2

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6-letter words (4 found)

DENTIN,INDENT,INTEND,TINNED,

5-letter words (4 found)

IDENT,INNED,TEIND,TINED,

4-letter words (17 found)

DENI,DENT,DIET,DINE,DINT,DITE,EDIT,NIDE,NIED,NINE,NITE,TEIN,TEND,TIDE,TIED,TIND,TINE,

3-letter words (18 found)

DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIT,END,IDE,INN,NED,NET,NID,NIE,NIT,TED,TEN,TID,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (11 found)

DE,DI,ED,EN,ET,ID,IN,IT,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 55 words from intend according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of intend

intend

Etymology

From Middle English intenden, entenden (“direct (one’s) attention towards”), borrowed from Old French entendre, from Latin intendō, intendere. See also intensive.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ĭn-tĕndʹ, IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnd
  • Hyphenation: in‧tend

Verb

intend (third-person singular simple present intends, present participle intending, simple past and past participle intended)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
    Synonyms: mean, design, plan, purpose, foremind, (Northern England, Scotland) mint
  2. To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
  3. (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.
  4. To strain; make tense.
  5. (obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
    • , Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.139:
      Dotage, fatuity, or folly […] is for the most part intended or remitted in particular men, and thereupon some are wiser than others […].
  6. To apply with energy.
  7. To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
  8. To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
  9. To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.

Usage notes

  • This is a catenative verb that mostly takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs.

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Derived terms

Related terms

  • intense
  • intensive
  • intent
  • intention
  • intension

Translations

Further reading

  • “intend”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Dinnet, dentin, dinnet, indent, tinned

Source: wiktionary.org