Is “Syncope” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
SYNCOPE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Syncope

/ˈsɪŋkəpi/

noun
  1. 1.The loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't, never to ne'er, or the pronunciation of the -cester ending in placenames as -ster (for example, Leicester pronounced Leister or Lester, and Worcester pronounced Wooster).

  2. 2.A loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon.

  3. 3.A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.

Synonyms: faint, fainting, lipothymia