interpretation: meaning and words from its letters
14 letters · 16 letter points · starts with I · ends with N
Meaning of interpretation
noun
- countable
An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
Example: The interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma
- countable
A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning.
Example: Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
- uncountable
The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
- uncountable
The power of explaining.
Listed forms: interpretations.
Source: Wiktionary — interpretation.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for interpretation.
noun
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
noun
the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
noun
an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is interpretation in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of interpretation
I(1) + N(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + P(3) + R(1) + E(1) + T(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 16 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of interpretation
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from interpretation
616 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in interpretation. Showing up to 24, longest first.