Definition of apocope

You can enter up to 15 letters and use up to 2 wildcards in the search. Use question mark (?) for wildcard searches.
Word Finders
Word Lists

Scrabble & Words with friends points

  • apocope is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • apocope is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • apocope is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of apocope

  • abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds (noun)

    Examples

    1. the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope

See definition of apocope in Merriam Webster