relapse

VERBNOUN /ri'læps/

7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

relapse is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

R1E1L1A1P3S1E1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27

MEANING

What does relapse mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES

1

Deteriorate in health.

“he relapsed”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

CHANGE STATE TURN

2

Go back to bad behavior.

SYNONYMS

FALL BACK LAPSE RECIDIVATE REGRESS RETROGRESS

BROADER

REVERT TURN BACK REGRESS RETROVERT RETURN

RELATED

NOUN · 1 SENSE

1

A failure to maintain a higher state.

SYNONYMS

BACKSLIDING LAPSE LAPSING RELAPSING REVERSION REVERTING

BROADER

NARROWER

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of relapse

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

PLEASER9 PRESEAL9 PRESALE9 REPEALS9 LEAPERS9

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