interplay

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌpleɪ/
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/ˈɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌpleɪ/ · /ˌɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈpleɪ/

Definition of interplay

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Interaction; reciprocal relationship.
    “Shortly after Cueto completed a hat-trick in the space of 11 minutes, diving over in the left-hand corner once again after more clinical interplay between backs and forwards.”
    “Beyond its aim to bring patients the most effective treatments faster, the service is expected to generate a wealth of data on the interplay between DNA, health and lifestyles, which will become a powerful tool for research into cancer and other diseases.”
    “Southgate wanted to drive the uplift by getting onto the front foot, to pull Iran’s 5-4-1 system out of shape with quick movements and interplay, although there would be a pronounced false start, a break in the early rhythm.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Interaction; reciprocal relationship.
    “Shortly after Cueto completed a hat-trick in the space of 11 minutes, diving over in the left-hand corner once again after more clinical interplay between backs and forwards.”
    “Beyond its aim to bring patients the most effective treatments faster, the service is expected to generate a wealth of data on the interplay between DNA, health and lifestyles, which will become a powerful tool for research into cancer and other diseases.”
    “Southgate wanted to drive the uplift by getting onto the front foot, to pull Iran’s 5-4-1 system out of shape with quick movements and interplay, although there would be a pronounced false start, a break in the early rhythm.”

verb

  1. (intransitive)To interact.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From inter- + play.

Anagrams of interplay

1 play · all valid Scrabble

Words you can make from interplay

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8-letter words

5 words

7-letter words

30 words

6-letter words

79 words

5-letter words

85 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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