LAPSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LAPSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAPSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAPSE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAPSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAPSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LAPSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about LAPSE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 9 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAPSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A brief or temporary failure to maintain a standard, habit, or state of attention, or the ending of a right or agreement through disuse.
A lapse can describe something as small as a moment of forgetfulness, such as a lapse in concentration while driving, or something more serious, such as a lapse in judgment that leads to a costly mistake. In law and finance the same word names what happens when a right, policy, or agreement becomes invalid because nobody renewed or claimed it in time, as when an insurance policy lapses after a missed payment. The related verb to lapse covers both senses, describing something slipping, expiring, or falling back into an earlier, less desirable state.
How LAPSE is used
A common noun for a slip or failure, also used as a verb meaning to expire or to slip back into an earlier state.
- A brief lapse in concentration caused him to miss the turn.
- Her insurance policy will lapse if the premium goes unpaid.
- The committee excused the lapse as an honest mistake.
- After years of practice, a single lapse cost her the match.
- The contract contains a clause covering what happens if membership lapses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAPSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAPSE
The 5 tiles of LAPSE in a different order — 9 found.
Words starting with LAPSE
4 longer words begin with LAPSE.
Words ending in LAPSE
6 words end in LAPSE. Useful as a back hook: play LAPSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAPSE inside
14 words contain LAPSE in the middle. Words that start with LAPSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAPSE
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Common questions about LAPSE
- Is LAPSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAPSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAPSE worth?
- LAPSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAPSE mean?
- A brief or temporary failure to maintain a standard, habit, or state of attention, or the ending of a right or agreement through disuse.
- What letters can be added to LAPSE?
- LAPSE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LAPSE:
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