intercept

VERBNOUN /,ɪntər'sɛpt/

9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I

intercept is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

I1N1T1E1R1C3E1P3T1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 =13 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39

MEANING

What does intercept mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES

Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

Seize on its way.

“The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

NOUN · 1 SENSE

The point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis.

BROADER