apocope

NOUN /ə'pɑkəpi/

7 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

apocope is a valid 7-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1P3O1C3O1P3E1

1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 =13 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39

MEANING

What does apocope mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

1

Abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds.

“the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope”

BROADER