Interim
7 lettersadjectivecommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
In or for the intervening time; temporary or provisional. As a noun, it refers to the period between two events or the meantime.
“An interim manager was appointed whilst they searched for a permanent replacement.”
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in·ter·im
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Contains -IM ending; four vowels I-E-I total
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Worth 9 points; straightforward word with common letter patterns
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