Lappet

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A loose, fleshy fold of skin hanging from the throat or neck area of certain birds and lizards.

“The cockerel's bright red lappet swayed as he strutted across the yard.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

lap·pet

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Synonyms

wattle

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Wordle

Contains a double P in positions three and four and ends in ET, an unusual cluster to consider

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Scrabble

Two P tiles at 3 points each and the T make this a solid specialist word in Scrabble

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “lappet”.

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