synapsis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
/sɪˈnæpsɪs/
Definition of synapsis
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
- (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of synapse.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῠ́νᾰψῐς (sŭ́năpsĭs, “contact”).
Words you can make from synapsis
101 playable · top: PANSY (10 pts)
Best play pansy 10 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
37 words- PAYS 9 pts
- PINY 9 pts
- PYAS 9 pts
- PYIN 9 pts
- SPAY 9 pts
- YAPS 9 pts
- YIPS 9 pts
- AYIN 7 pts
- NAYS 7 pts
- SAYS 7 pts
- YINS 7 pts
- ASPS 6 pts
- NAPS 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- NIPS 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PANS 6 pts
- PASS 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PIAS 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PINS 6 pts
- PISS 6 pts
- PSIS 6 pts
- SAPS 6 pts
- SIPS 6 pts
- SNAP 6 pts
- SNIP 6 pts
- SPAN 6 pts
- SPAS 6 pts
- SPIN 6 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- SAIN 4 pts
- SANS 4 pts
- SASS 4 pts
- SINS 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- PAY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- SPY 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SYN 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
- ASP 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAS 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- SAP 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SPA 5 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
2-letter words
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