Sapper

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A military engineer specialising in the construction and demolition of fortifications, the digging of trenches, and the laying or clearing of mines and explosives.

“The sapper crawled forward in darkness to locate and disable the buried device.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

sap·per

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Synonyms

combat engineerpioneer engineer

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double P in the middle followed by -ER, SAPP + ER, testing double P and the -ER ending together

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Scrabble

P worth 3 points, double P earns 6 from Ps alone, with E and R this scores well, hooks to SAPPERS

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Anagrams of Sapper

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papers

Words you can make from Sapper

Shorter words formed from the letters in “sapper”.

apers apres asper paper pares parse pears prase preps presa rapes rappe reaps repas repps seppa spaer spare spear aper apes apse ares ears

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

appears perhaps

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