Is LAPSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LAPSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LAPSES mean?
Lapses is a form of LAPSE.
- noun
a mistake resulting from inattention
- noun
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
“a lapse of three weeks between letters”
- noun
a failure to maintain a higher state
- verb
pass into a specified state or condition
“He sank into nirvana”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
L (1) + A (1) + P (3) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LAPSES
Single letters that turn LAPSES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of LAPSES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LAPSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- passel8
- saleps8
- sepals8
- spales8
- apses7
- lapse7
- leaps7
- pales7
- pases7
- passe7
- peals7
- pleas7
- salep7
- salps7
- sepal7
- slaps7
- spaes7
- spale7
- alps6
- apes6
- apse6
- asps6
- laps6
- leap6
- pale6
- pals6
- pase6
- pass6
- peal6
- peas6
- plea6
- salp6
- saps6
- seps6
- slap6
- spae6
- spas6
- lases5
- sales5
- seals5
- alp5
- ape5
- asp5
- lap5
- pal5
- pas5
- pea5
- pes5
- sap5
- spa5
- ales4
- lase4
- lass4
- leas4
- less4
- sale4
- sals4
- seal4
- seas4
- sels4
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