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Intercepts

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noun · verb · 10 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of intercept

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

What does intercepts mean?

noun

  1. the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

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 intercepts.

Is INTERCEPTS 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 INTERCEPTS worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
i 1n 1t 1e 1r 1c 3e 1p 3t 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
i 1n 2t 1e 1r 1c 4e 1p 4t 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
i 1n 1t 1e 1r 1c 4e 1p 4t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
i 1n 1t 1e 1r 1c 3e 1p 3t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in INTERCEPTS

Words that end like INTERCEPTS

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

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All words ending in -EPTS

Intercepts: quick answers

Is INTERCEPTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INTERCEPTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is INTERCEPTS worth?
INTERCEPTS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does intercepts mean?
intercepts is the plural and third-person singular form of intercept, which means “the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INTERCEPTS?
You can make 690 shorter words from INTERCEPTS, such as INTERCEPT, PRENTICES, PRESCIENT, REINSPECT. See the full list.