intervention: meaning and words from its letters
12 letters · 15 letter points · starts with I · ends with N
Meaning of intervention
noun
- countable, uncountable
The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
- US, countable, uncountable
A legal motion through which a person or entity who has not been named as a party to a case seeks to have the court order that they be made a party.
- countable, uncountable
An orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior.
- countable, uncountable
An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.
Listed forms: interventions.
Source: Wiktionary — intervention.
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 intervention.
noun
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
noun
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
noun
the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
noun
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is intervention in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of intervention
I(1) + N(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + V(4) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of intervention
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 intervention
212 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in intervention. Showing up to 24, longest first.