lapse
Lapse can refer to a mistake resulting from inattention, a break or intermission in the occurrence of something, or a failure to maintain a higher state. As a verb, lapse can mean to end, at least for a long time, pass into a specified state or condition; sink into, or drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
LA
Ends
PSE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LAPSE” Mean?
/læps/
lapse has 9 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
6 sensesend, at least for a long time
“The correspondence lapsed”
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
Synonyms
go back to bad behavior
“Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
let slip
“He lapsed his membership”
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a mistake resulting from inattention
Length
5 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
L, A, P, S, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆LAPSE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆LAPSE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆LAPSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆LAPSE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
LA, AP, PS, SE
Trigrams
LAP, APS, PSE
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