Definition of syncope

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• syncope is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
• syncope is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
• syncope is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of syncope

• a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. deliquium
  2. faint
  3. swoon
• (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. syncopation

See definition of syncope in Merriam Webster