Is SYNAPSES a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list SYNAPSES is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble points	Words With Friends points	Letters
13	14	8

What does SYNAPSES mean?

SYNAPSES is a form of SYNAPSIS.

nounthe side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for SYNAPSES

Add a letter to make a new word: ASYNAPSES.

Words inside SYNAPSES

See all 113 words you can make from SYNAPSES

Similar word lists

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

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FAQ

Is SYNAPSES a Scrabble word?

SYNAPSES is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is SYNAPSES worth?

SYNAPSES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does SYNAPSES mean?

The side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis.