Is LAPSE a Wordle Word?

Yes. LAPSE is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on March 10, 2022 (#264).

Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.

What does LAPSE mean?

/læps/

noun

  1. A temporary failure; a slip.
  2. A decline or fall in standards.
  3. A pause in continuity.
5 more noun definitions
  1. An interval of time between events.
  2. A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
  3. A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
  4. A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
  5. A fall or apostasy.

verb

  1. To fall away gradually; to subside.
  2. To fall into error or heresy.
  3. To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
2 more verb definitions
  1. To become void.
  2. To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.

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LAPSE in Wordle

Starter word rating
GoodIn the top 5% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
A, E
Unique letters
5 of 5
Common letters
L, A, E

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