Definition of interesting

"interesting" in the verb sense

1. interest

excite the curiosity of engage the interest of

2. concern, interest, occupy, worry

be on the mind of

"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

3. matter to, interest

be of importance or consequence

"This matters to me!"

"interesting" in the adjective sense

1. interesting

arousing or holding the attention

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Quotations for interesting

Nothing at bottom is interesting to the majority of men but themselves. [ Arthur Schopenhauer ]

There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers. [ Earl of Beaconsfield ]

A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man. [ Carlyle ]

Love pleases more than marriage, for the reason that romance is more interesting than history. [ Chamfort ]

Plunge boldly into the thick of life! each lives it, not to many is it known; and seize it where you will, it is interesting. [ Goethe ]

That a liaison between a man and a woman may be truly interesting, there must be between them enjoyment, remembrance, or desire. [ Chamfort ]

Martha says the interesting thing about fly fishing is that it's two lives connected by a thin strand. Come on, Martha. Grow up. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

There is no man who has not some interesting associations with particular scenes, or airs, or books, and who does not feel their beauty or sublimity enhanced to him by such connections. [ Sir A. Alison ]

It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. [ Washington Irving ]

If the secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader. [ Thackeray ]

Only well-written works will descend to posterity. Fulness of knowledge, interesting facts, even useful inventions, are no pledge of immortality, for they may be employed by more skilful hands; they are outside the man; the style is the man himself. [ Buffon ]

I suppose as long as novels last, and authors aim at interesting their public, there must always be in the story a virtuous and gallant hero; a wicked monster, his opposite; and a pretty girl, who finds a champion. Bravery and virtue conquer beauty; and vice, after seeming to triumph through a certain number of pages, is sure to be discomfited in the last volume, when justice overtakes him, and honest folks come by their own. [ Thackeray ]

interesting in Scrabble®

The word interesting is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters interesting:

INTERESTING
(117)
INTERESTING
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (41 words)

engines, entries, greisen, igniter, ignites, integer, intense, intents, interns, nesting, netters, netting, nitrene, nitrite, nittier, regents, reining, rennets, renting, resting, retints, rinsing, setting, sitting, stinger, tenners, tensing, tenters, tentier, tenting, testier, testing, tiering, tiniest, tinners, tinnier, tinters, tintier, tinting, treeing, trienes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word interesting

INTERESTING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In interesting

INTERESTING
(117)
INTERESTING
(117)
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interesting in Words With Friends™

The word interesting is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters interesting:

INTERESTING
(171)
INTERESTING
(171)
INTERESTING
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (41 words)

engines, entries, greisen, igniter, ignites, integer, intense, intents, interns, nesting, netters, netting, nitrene, nitrite, nittier, regents, reining, rennets, renting, resting, retints, rinsing, setting, sitting, stinger, tenners, tensing, tenters, tentier, tenting, testier, testing, tiering, tiniest, tinners, tinnier, tinters, tintier, tinting, treeing, trienes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word interesting

INTERESTING
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INTERESTING
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INTERESTING
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INTERESTING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In interesting

INTERESTING
(171)
INTERESTING
(171)
INTERESTING
(171)
INTERESTING
(102)
INTERESTING
(102)
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Words within the letters of interesting

2 letter words in interesting (5 words)

3 letter words in interesting (22 words)

10 letter words in interesting (1 word)

11 letter words in interesting (1 word)

interesting + 1 blank (1 word)

interesting + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence interesting

Words that start with interesting (3 words)

Words with interesting in them (3 words)

Words that end with interesting (4 words)

Word Growth involving interesting

Shorter words in interesting

in inter interest

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re rest resting

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Longer words containing interesting

disinteresting

interestingly uninterestingly

interestingness uninterestingness

noninteresting

uninteresting uninterestingly

uninteresting uninterestingness