What SYNAPSE Means
- noun: the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle“nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SYNAPSE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 Y4 N1 A1 P3 S1 E1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In SYNAPSE
146 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (5)
5 letter words (30)
APSESASPENESSAYEYASSNAPESNEAPSNYSSAPANESPANSYPASESPASSEPEANSPYNESSANESSAYNESEANSSENASSENSASNAPSSNEAPSNYESSPAESSPANESPANSSPAYSSPEANSYENSSYNESSYPESYEANS
4 letter words (53)
ANESAPESAPSEASPSAYESEANSEASYESPYEYASNAPENAPSNAYSNEAPNEPSNESSNYASNYESPANEPANSPASEPASSPAYSPEANPEASPENSPYASPYESPYNESANESANSSAPSSAYSSEANSEASSENASENSSEPSSEYSSNAPSNYESPAESPANSPASSPAYSYENSYESSYNESYPEYAPSYEANYEASYENSYEPS
3 letter words (44)
ANEANSANYAPEASPAYEAYSEANEASENSESSNAENAPNASNAYNEPNYENYSPANPASPAYPEAPENPESPYAPYESAESANSAPSAYSEASENSEYSNYSPASPYSYESYNYAEYAPYEAYENYEPYES
2 letter words (14)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.