syncopation
NOUN
/,sɪŋkə'peɪʃən/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
syncopation is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
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S1Y4N1C3O1P3A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does syncopation mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle').
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2
A musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat.
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3
Music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm.
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