Is “Syncope” a Scrabble word?
Yes
SYNCOPE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Syncope
/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
noun
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.A loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon.
3.A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.
Synonyms: faint, fainting, lipothymia