syncope
NOUN
/sɪŋkəpi/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
syncope is a valid 7-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1Y4N1C3O1P3E1
1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does syncope mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain.
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2
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle').
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