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Is synapse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word synapse is a Scrabble US word. The word synapse is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is synapse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word synapse is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

SYNAPSE,

6-letter words (6 found)

ASPENS,NYASES,PAYESS,SNEAPS,SPANES,SPEANS,

5-letter words (30 found)

APSES,ASPEN,ESSAY,EYASS,NAPES,NEAPS,NYSSA,PANES,PANSY,PASES,PASSE,PEANS,PYNES,SANES,SAYNE,SEANS,SENAS,SENSA,SNAPS,SNEAP,SNYES,SPAES,SPANE,SPANS,SPAYS,SPEAN,SYENS,SYNES,SYPES,YEANS,

4-letter words (54 found)

ANES,APES,APSE,ASPS,AYES,EANS,EASY,ESPY,EYAS,NAES,NAPE,NAPS,NAYS,NEAP,NEPS,NESS,NYAS,NYES,PANE,PANS,PASE,PASS,PAYS,PEAN,PEAS,PENS,PYAS,PYES,PYNE,SANE,SANS,SAPS,SAYS,SEAN,SEAS,SENA,SENS,SEPS,SEYS,SNAP,SNYE,SPAE,SPAN,SPAS,SPAY,SYEN,SYES,SYNE,SYPE,YAPS,YEAN,YEAS,YENS,YEPS,

3-letter words (46 found)

ANE,ANS,ANY,APE,ASP,ASS,AYE,AYS,EAN,EAS,ENS,ESS,NAE,NAP,NAS,NAY,NEP,NYE,NYS,PAN,PAS,PAY,PEA,PEN,PES,PYA,PYE,SAE,SAN,SAP,SAY,SEA,SEN,SEY,SNY,SPA,SPY,SYE,SYN,YAE,YAP,YAS,YEA,YEN,YEP,YES,

2-letter words (14 found)

AE,AN,AS,AY,EA,EN,ES,NA,NE,NY,PA,PE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 152 words from synapse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of synapse

synapse

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnæps/, /ˈsaɪnæps/, /sɪˈnæps/
  • Rhymes: -æps

Noun

synapse (plural synapses)

  1. The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • synaptic

Translations

See also

  • axon
  • dendrite
  • ephapse

Verb

synapse (third-person singular simple present synapses, present participle synapsing, simple past and past participle synapsed)

  1. (intransitive) To form a synapse.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo synapsis.

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪnapsɛ]

Noun

synapse f

  1. synapse

Declension

Related terms

Danish

Pronunciation

[syˈnɑbsə]

Noun

synapse c (singular definite synapsen, plural indefinite synapser)

  1. synapse

Declension

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.naps/

Noun

synapse f (plural synapses)

  1. (neuroanatomy) synapse

Further reading

  • “synapse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org