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What does intent mean? Is intent a Scrabble word?

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Is intent a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word intent is a Scrabble US word. The word intent is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

I1N1T1E1N1T1

Is intent a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word intent is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

I1N1T1E1N1T1

Is intent a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word intent is a Words With Friends word. The word intent is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2T1E1N2T1

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6-letter words (1 found)

INTENT,

5-letter words (1 found)

ETTIN,

4-letter words (8 found)

NETT,NINE,NITE,TEIN,TENT,TINE,TINT,TITE,

3-letter words (9 found)

INN,NET,NIE,NIT,TEN,TET,TIE,TIN,TIT,

2-letter words (7 found)

EN,ET,IN,IT,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 27 words from intent according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of intent

intent

Alternative forms

  • entent (obsolete)

Etymology

Existing since Middle English entente, from Old French entent or entente, ultimately from Latin intentus. Modified later in spelling to align more closely with the Latin word. Compare intention.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛnt/
    Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

intent (countable and uncountable, plural intents)

  1. Something that is intended.
  2. (law) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.

Synonyms

  • (something that is intended): See also Thesaurus:intention

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

intent (comparative more intent, superlative most intent)

  1. Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
  2. Engrossed.
  3. Unwavering from a course of action.

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Further reading

  • “intent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intentus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [inˈten]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [inˈtent]

Noun

intent m (plural intents)

  1. try, attempt
  2. (castells) a castell that collapses before its construction is completed (as opposed to a castell carregat, which collapses after it is completed, or an intent desmuntat, which is not completed but is successfully dismantled without collapsing)

Related terms

  • intenció
  • intentar

Further reading

  • “intent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “intent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “intent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “intent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Source: wiktionary.org