intercept
/,ɪntər'sɛpt/
verbnoun
9 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.
2
NOUNSeize on its way.
“The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace”
1
The point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis.
WORD FORMS
Related forminterception
Related forminterceptor
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininterceptway
Starts & ends withI … T
Syllablesin · ter · cept
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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