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interleave

verb

Interleave commonly means to provide (books) with blank leaves, intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations, or intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data.

3 meanings10 lettersScrabble 13

Length

10

Scrabble

13

WWF

16

Starts

IN

Ends

AVE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “INTERLEAVE” Mean?

interleave has 3 documented senses across verb.

Verb

3 senses
1

provide (books) with blank leaves

2

intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data

3

intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

10

Vowels

5

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

Explore the word interleave with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

provide (books) with blank leaves

Length

10 letters

Starts With

I

Ends With

E

Vowels

5

Consonants

5

Letters

I, N, T, E, R, L, E, A, V, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

i
n
t
e
r
l
e
a
v
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for interleave.

INTERLEAVE is a 10-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with I and ends with E.
It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFDGHD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCCVVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using interleave in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

INTERLEAVE has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

INTERLEAVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

INTERLEAVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

INTERLEAVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside interleave.

Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

V

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFDGHD

CV Pattern

VCCVCCVVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

IN, NT, TE, ER, RL, LE, EA, AV, VE

Trigrams

INT, NTE, TER, ERL, RLE, LEA, EAV, AVE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for interleave.

INTERLEAVE is a 10-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with I and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCCVVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 10 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCVCCVVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 13, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with I and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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