Definition of interception

"interception" in the noun sense

1. interception

the act of intercepting preventing something from proceeding or arriving

"he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"

"he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible"

2. interception

American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team

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interception in Scrabble®

The word interception is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters interception:

INTERCEPTION
(162)
INTERCEPTION
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

citrine, cittern, content, cornett, coterie, enteric, enticer, inciter, inepter, intoner, nepotic, nitrene, nitrite, nittier, nonepic, percent, pettier, picrite, pioneer, pointer, pontine, porcine, portent, precent, prenote, protect, protein, receipt, repoint, tentier, terpine, tinnier, tintier, tiptoer, treetop

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word interception

INTERCEPTION
(162)
INTERCEPTION
(162)
INTERCEPTION
(108)
INTERCEPTION
(108)
INTERCEPTION
(88)
INTERCEPTION
(80)
INTERCEPTION
(76)
INTERCEPTION
(72)
INTERCEPTION
(72)
INTERCEPTION
(68)
INTERCEPTION
(64)
INTERCEPTION
(64)
INTERCEPTION
(64)
INTERCEPTION
(64)
INTERCEPTION
(54)
INTERCEPTION
(54)
INTERCEPTION
(48)
INTERCEPTION
(48)
INTERCEPTION
(40)
INTERCEPTION
(40)
INTERCEPTION
(40)
INTERCEPTION
(36)
INTERCEPTION
(36)
INTERCEPTION
(36)
INTERCEPTION
(26)
INTERCEPTION
(26)
INTERCEPTION
(24)
INTERCEPTION
(22)
INTERCEPTION
(22)
INTERCEPTION
(21)
INTERCEPTION
(20)
INTERCEPTION
(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In interception

INTERCEPTION
(162)
INTERCEPTION
(162)
INTERCEPTION
(108)
INTERCEPTION
(108)
PROTECT
(94 = 44 + 50)
RECEIPT
(94 = 44 + 50)
PICRITE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PERCENT
(94 = 44 + 50)
PORCINE
(94 = 44 + 50)
NEPOTIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRECENT
(94 = 44 + 50)
NONEPIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
PROTECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROTECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PORCINE
(92 = 42 + 50)
NONEPIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECEIPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
NEPOTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
NONEPIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
PICRITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PORCINE
(92 = 42 + 50)
RECEIPT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERCENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PICRITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
NEPOTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRECENT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PORCINE
(92 = 42 + 50)
INTERCEPTION
(88)
NEPOTIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECEIPT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITTERN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENTICER
(86 = 36 + 50)
NEPOTIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRECENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITTERN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECEIPT
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONEPIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRECENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
INEPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICRITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
INEPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITRINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONEPIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
TIPTOER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRENOTE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITRINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICRITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICRITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PETTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRECENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICRITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TIPTOER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRECENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERCENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECEIPT
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONEPIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICRITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRECENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PETTIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECEIPT
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RECEIPT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
INEPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERPINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PICRITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENTICER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECEIPT
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCITER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORCINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTEIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PONTINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COTERIE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORCINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORCINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
POINTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENTERIC
(86 = 36 + 50)
TREETOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCITER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTEIN
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CORNETT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORNETT
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COTERIE
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CONTENT
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NEPOTIC
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ENTERIC
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CONTENT
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TREETOP
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TERPINE
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PRENOTE
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TERPINE
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NEPOTIC
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PONTINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTECT
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PERCENT
(86 = 36 + 50)
NEPOTIC
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PERCENT
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PORCINE
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POINTER
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NONEPIC
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PIONEER
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NONEPIC
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PERCENT
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PERCENT
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NONEPIC
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PORCINE
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PIONEER
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PICRITE
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NONEPIC
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NEPOTIC
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PROTECT
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NONEPIC
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PICRITE
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RECEIPT
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RECEIPT
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PRECENT
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PICRITE
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PROTECT
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NEPOTIC
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RECEIPT
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NONEPIC
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PORCINE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PERCENT
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CITRINE
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CITRINE
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PRENOTE
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POINTER
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REPOINT
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CITRINE
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TIPTOER
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INCITER
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CITRINE
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PRENOTE
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PRENOTE
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CORNETT
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POINTER
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PRENOTE
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POINTER
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POINTER
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CORNETT
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CORNETT
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CORNETT
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PRENOTE
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REPOINT
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CORNETT
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PRENOTE
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CORNETT
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENTICER
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CORNETT
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CITRINE
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INCITER
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PRENOTE
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PORCINE
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CITRINE
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TREETOP
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NEPOTIC
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PORTENT
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TERPINE
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PONTINE
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TREETOP
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TREETOP
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TREETOP
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TERPINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CONTENT
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TERPINE
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CONTENT
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TREETOP
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PONTINE
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CONTENT
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TERPINE
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CONTENT
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CONTENT
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TERPINE
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TREETOP
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PERCENT
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CITRINE
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PORTENT
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PRECENT
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POINTER
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POINTER
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PONTINE
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REPOINT
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PONTINE
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interception in Words With Friends™

The word interception is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters interception:

INTERCEPTION
(324)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

citrine, cittern, content, cornett, coterie, enteric, enticer, inciter, inepter, intoner, nepotic, nitrene, nitrite, nittier, nonepic, percent, pettier, picrite, pioneer, pointer, pontine, porcine, portent, precent, prenote, protect, protein, receipt, repoint, tentier, terpine, tinnier, tintier, tiptoer, treetop

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word interception

INTERCEPTION
(324)
INTERCEPTION
(270)
INTERCEPTION
(216)
INTERCEPTION
(216)
INTERCEPTION
(156)
INTERCEPTION
(144)
INTERCEPTION
(96)
INTERCEPTION
(88)
INTERCEPTION
(84)
INTERCEPTION
(84)
INTERCEPTION
(80)
INTERCEPTION
(80)
INTERCEPTION
(80)
INTERCEPTION
(80)
INTERCEPTION
(60)
INTERCEPTION
(60)
INTERCEPTION
(52)
INTERCEPTION
(48)
INTERCEPTION
(48)
INTERCEPTION
(48)
INTERCEPTION
(32)
INTERCEPTION
(30)
INTERCEPTION
(27)
INTERCEPTION
(26)
INTERCEPTION
(24)
INTERCEPTION
(24)
INTERCEPTION
(24)
INTERCEPTION
(24)
INTERCEPTION
(23)
INTERCEPTION
(23)
INTERCEPTION
(22)
INTERCEPTION
(22)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In interception

INTERCEPTION
(324)
INTERCEPTION
(270)
INTERCEPTION
(216)
INTERCEPTION
(216)
INTERCEPTION
(156)
INTERCEPTION
(144)
NONEPIC
(128 = 93 + 35)
PICRITE
(122 = 87 + 35)
PERCENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PORCINE
(113 = 78 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRECENT
(113 = 78 + 35)
PERCENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PORCINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PONTINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRECENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONTENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
PERCENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
PORCINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRECENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
NONEPIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
RECEIPT
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROTECT
(104 = 69 + 35)
RECEIPT
(104 = 69 + 35)
INEPTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROTECT
(104 = 69 + 35)
NONEPIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
TERPINE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PRECENT
(101 = 66 + 35)
PERCENT
(101 = 66 + 35)
PORCINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRECENT
(101 = 66 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRECENT
(101 = 66 + 35)
PORCINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PERCENT
(101 = 66 + 35)
PORCINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
PERCENT
(101 = 66 + 35)
CITTERN
(98 = 63 + 35)
REPOINT
(98 = 63 + 35)
PIONEER
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PORTENT
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORNETT
(98 = 63 + 35)
RECEIPT
(98 = 63 + 35)
INCITER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROTECT
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENTERIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
INEPTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENTICER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRENOTE
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CITRINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
POINTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROTEIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
TERPINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PICRITE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROTECT
(98 = 63 + 35)
INTERCEPTION
(96)
TIPTOER
(95 = 60 + 35)
CONTENT
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TREETOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
PETTIER
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NONEPIC
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NONEPIC
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COTERIE
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONEPIC
(95 = 60 + 35)
PONTINE
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POINTER
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PRENOTE
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NONEPIC
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TERPINE
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TERPINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PIONEER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PROTEIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
PORTENT
(92 = 57 + 35)
CITTERN
(92 = 57 + 35)
NONEPIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
CITRINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
NONEPIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
CORNETT
(92 = 57 + 35)
INEPTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENTERIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
INEPTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRECENT
(91 = 56 + 35)
PERCENT
(91 = 56 + 35)
PORCINE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRECENT
(91 = 56 + 35)
PORCINE
(91 = 56 + 35)
PERCENT
(91 = 56 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
PERCENT
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRECENT
(91 = 56 + 35)
PORCINE
(91 = 56 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(91 = 56 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(89 = 54 + 35)
PERCENT
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PONTINE
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PRECENT
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PORCINE
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TREETOP
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NEPOTIC
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PRECENT
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PERCENT
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PORCINE
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PETTIER
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NEPOTIC
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CONTENT
(89 = 54 + 35)
COTERIE
(89 = 54 + 35)
INTERCEPTION
(88)
PROTECT
(87 = 52 + 35)
PECTIN
(87)
RECEIPT
(87 = 52 + 35)
PROTECT
(87 = 52 + 35)
PECTEN
(87)
PICRITE
(87 = 52 + 35)
PICRITE
(87 = 52 + 35)
RECEIPT
(87 = 52 + 35)
PICRITE
(87 = 52 + 35)
PROTECT
(87 = 52 + 35)
RECEIPT
(87 = 52 + 35)
NONEPIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECEIPT
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CORNETT
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PRENOTE
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POINTER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROTECT
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CITRINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORNETT
(86 = 51 + 35)
REPOINT
(86 = 51 + 35)
PICRITE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CITTERN
(86 = 51 + 35)
PICRITE
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PORTENT
(86 = 51 + 35)
ENTERIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
ENTICER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RECEIPT
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PROTECT
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONEPIC
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PIONEER
(86 = 51 + 35)
POINTER
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INCITER
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PICRITE
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PIONEER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROTEIN
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRENOTE
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONEPIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONEPIC
(86 = 51 + 35)
COPTER
(84)
TRICEP
(84)
INTERCEPTION
(84)
COPIER
(84)
INTERCEPTION
(84)
TROPIC
(84)
PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PERCENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTENT
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CONTENT
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PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PERCENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRECENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTENT
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PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRECENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
PORCINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PORCINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
NEPOTIC
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONEPIC
(81 = 46 + 35)
NONEPIC
(81 = 46 + 35)
PICRITE
(80 = 45 + 35)
INTERCEPTION
(80)
INTONER
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENTICER
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTECT
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTEIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
CITRINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PIONEER
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCITER
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENTERIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
REPOINT
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CITRINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PRENOTE
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CITRINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENTERIC
(80 = 45 + 35)
PROTEIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
POINTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
RECEIPT
(80 = 45 + 35)
RECEIPT
(80 = 45 + 35)
INEPTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
INTERCEPTION
(80)
NITRENE
(80 = 45 + 35)

Words within the letters of interception

2 letter words in interception (10 words)

9 letter words in interception (7 words)

10 letter words in interception (5 words)

12 letter words in interception (1 word)

interception + 1 blank (2 words)

interception + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence interception

Words that start with interception (2 words)

Words with interception in them (1 word)

Words that end with interception (1 word)

Word Growth involving interception

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