Elapses

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of elapse, meaning a period of time passes or goes by.

“Only one minute elapses between each successive stage of the examination.”

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Synonyms

passesgoes bylapsestranspires

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with EL and ends in APSES, P sits in position 4, an easy letter to miss

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Scrabble

Contains P (3 pts), worth around 11 points base, PLEASE and ASLEEP are anagrams

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Words one letter different

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elapsed

Words you can make from Elapses

Shorter words formed from the letters in “elapses”.

asleep easels elapse lapses leases passee passel please sepals sleeps apses easel eases elaps elses lapse lases leaps lease lepas pales pases passe peals

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