SYNAPSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SYNAPSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNAPSE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNAPSE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNAPSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYNAPSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SYNAPSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does SYNAPSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A junction between two nerve cells where impulses pass across a tiny gap.
At a synapse a chemical messenger crosses the gap and starts a signal in the next cell. Learning and memory depend heavily on how well these junctions work.
How SYNAPSE is used
Synapse is a standard term in biology and neuroscience, and it is often used figuratively for any link that passes a message.
- The signal crosses the synapse in a fraction of a second.
- Drugs may alter how a synapse releases its chemicals.
- Each neuron forms thousands of connections at the synapse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNAPSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYNAPSE
2 longer words begin with SYNAPSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNAPSE
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Common questions about SYNAPSE
- Is SYNAPSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNAPSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNAPSE worth?
- SYNAPSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNAPSE mean?
- A junction between two nerve cells where impulses pass across a tiny gap.
- What letters can be added to SYNAPSE?
- SYNAPSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SYNAPSE:
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