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lapsed

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Is lapsed a Scrabble word?

Yes, lapsed is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of lapsed?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.Examples: "...satisfy the Doubtful, confirm the Wavering, recover the Lapsed, and be useful to all according to their several Circumstances and Conditions."; "One of them is a lapsed Catholic; the other is in no doubt of what to do, as he has suffered much on account of his adherence to Christianity."Synonyms: nonpracticingnot-comparableusually

2. (humorous) By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.Examples: "My mother knew that I was a lapsed Republican, but did not dream of the depth to which I had fallen."Synonyms: in namehumorousnot-comparableusually

3. (archaic, of a legacy) Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.Examples: "The only legitimate claimants must be, Albert of Austria, son of the sister of the last duke John; and the emperor Sigsmund, who might consider this part of Bavaria as a lapsed fief: that in this quality he had given the investiture of it to his son-in-law"archaicnot-comparableusually

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "lapsed"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "lapsed"?

Scrabble
9 points
L1
A1
P3
S1
E1
D2
Words With Friends
11 points
L2
A1
P4
S1
E1
D2

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