interlace

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌɪn.təˈleɪs/ (UK)
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/ˌɪn.təˈleɪs/ (UK) · /ˈɪn.tɚ.leɪs/ (US) · /ˌɪn.tɚˈleɪs/ (US)

Definition of interlace

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A decorative element found especially in early medieval art
    “Hiberno-Saxon interlace patterns”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A decorative element found especially in early medieval art
    “Hiberno-Saxon interlace patterns”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

verb

  1. (transitive)To cross one with another.
    “to interlace wires”
    “The opportunity was also taken to remove one of the few examples of gauntleted tracks in this country, interlacing the down fast and slow lines over the bridge.”
  2. To mingle; to blend.
  3. (intransitive)To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately.
    “interlacing branches”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English entrelacen, from Anglo-Norman entrelacer, from Old French inter- + lacer (“weave”).

Anagrams of interlace

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play lacertine 11 points

Words you can make from interlace

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9-letter words

1 word

8-letter words

9 words

7-letter words

37 words

6-letter words

88 words

5-letter words

64 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 2 back

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