Unscramble LAPSING and you have 176 words, LAPSING itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 10 points: PALINGS and SAPLING. PALING, PLINGS and SPAING are the best of the shorter words, at 9 points. It has 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. LAPSING as a single 7-tile play makes 60 in Scrabble, 10 plus the 50 bonus, and 49 in Words With Friends (14 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from LAPSING by length: 3 with 7 letters, 13 with 6, 38 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 14 with 2.
38 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LAPSING; 5 of them share the top score of 8. PLANS, PLAIN and GAINS are everyday picks.
7 of 60 4-letter words from LAPSING tie at 7 points; none scores more. SIGN, PLAN and PAIN will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with LAPSING letters, GAP, GIP and PIG tie for first at 6 points. GAS, SPA and PIN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of LAPSING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with LA · ending in NG · all 7-letter words
LAPSING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LAPSING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAPSING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 176) | 153 | 176 | 142 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
23 of the 176 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLINGS, SPAING, PLING, SPAG, SPAIN, SPIAL, SPINA, GILAS, PAIS, PILA, GANS, GILA and 11 more. 11 of the 176 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LIPAS, PALIS, LIPA, PALI, SIGLA, SIGNA, AGS, GIS, SIG, GI and SAN.
With one more tile, the letters of LAPSING spell the words below.