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Intercepting

i 1n 1t 1e 1r 1c 3e 1p 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Common · present participle of intercept

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does intercepting mean?

verb

  1. seize on its way

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

    Synonymsstop

  2. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

    “The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy”

    Synonymswiretaptapbug

Definitions shown for intercept, the base form of intercepting.

Is INTERCEPTING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is INTERCEPTING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
i 1n 1t 1e 1r 1c 3e 1p 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
i 1n 2t 1e 1r 1c 4e 1p 4t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
i 1n 1t 1e 1r 1c 4e 1p 4t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
i 1n 1t 1e 1r 1c 3e 1p 3t 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in INTERCEPTING

Words that end like INTERCEPTING

Common words that share the ending -EPTING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

acceptingexcepting
All words ending in -EPTING

Intercepting: quick answers

Is INTERCEPTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INTERCEPTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is INTERCEPTING worth?
INTERCEPTING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does intercepting mean?
intercepting is the present participle of intercept, which means “seize on its way”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INTERCEPTING?
You can make 484 shorter words from INTERCEPTING, such as PRECENTING, PRENTICING, RECEIPTING, INCEPTING. See the full list.