Elapse

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Of time, to pass or go by.

“Several years had elapsed since they last spoke.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɪˈlæps/

Syllables

e·lapse

Related Words

Synonyms

passgo byslip by

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Opens with EL, ends in PSE, vowels E, A, E appear at positions 1, 3, and 6

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points, ELAPSED hooks cleanly, uses reliable high-frequency tiles

Words Related to Elapse

Anagrams of Elapse

Words that use exactly the same letters as “elapse”.

asleep please

Words you can make from Elapse

Shorter words formed from the letters in “elapse”.

easel elaps lapse leaps lease lepas pales peals pease peels peles pleas salep saple sepal slape sleep spale speal speel alee ales alps apes

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “elapse”.

pleased

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