spying vs intelligence

spying and intelligence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spying	Yes	No	No	No
intelligence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intelligence is a hypernym of spying; that is, intelligence is a word with a broader meaning than spying:

Other hypernyms of spying include intelligence activity, intelligence operation.

spying (noun)	intelligence (noun)
the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes	the operation of gathering information about an enemy
keeping a secret or furtive watch	the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something	information about recent and important events
	secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
	a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy