What COLLAPSING Means
COLLAPSING is a form of COLLAPSE, which means:
- verb: break down, literally or metaphorically“The wall collapsed”
- verb: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- noun: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion“the commander's prostration demoralized his men”
- noun: a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in“the roof is in danger of collapse”
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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
COLLAPSING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 L1 L1 A1 P3 S1 I1 N1 G2.
Anagrams of COLLAPSING (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In COLLAPSING
586 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
8 letter words (12)
7 letter words (38)
AGNOSICALNICOSANGICOSCALIGOSCALLINGCALLOPSCAPLINSCLOSINGCOALINGCOLLINGCOLLINSCOPINGSCOPSINGGALLONSGALLOPSGALOPINGOLLANSINCLASPLACINGSLAPSINGLOGICALOILCANSPAILLONPALINGSPALLINGPICONGSPLACINGPOLINGSPOLLANSPOLLINGSAPLINGSCALINGSCALLOPSCAPINGSCOPINGSLOPINGSOAPINGSPACING
6 letter words (87)
AGONICALGINSALIGNSALISONALLONSALNICOALOINSANGICOANGLOSAPIOLSCALIGOCALLOPCAPINGCAPLINCAPONSCASINGCASINOCLANGSCLINALCLINGSCLONALCOIGNSCOLINSCONGASCONIASCOPALSCOPINGCOSIGNCOSINGGALLICGALLONGALLOPGALOPSGASCONGIPONSGLACISGOLIASGOLLANIGAPOSINCOGSLACINGLAPINSLASINGLIANGSLIGANSLILACSLINACSLINGASLLANOSLOCALSLOGANSLOGICSLOGINSLONGASLOPINGLOSINGNGAIOSNICOLSNOPALSOILCANOILGASPACINGPALINGPANICSPANISCPIANOSPICONGPILAOSPINGOSPLAINSPLICALPLINGSPLONGSPOLINGPOLLANPONGASPOSINGSAGOINSCILLASCOLIASIALONSIGNALSLOGANSOCIALSOLINGSPAINGSPINAL
5 letter words (158)
ACINGAGIOSAGONSALCOSALGINALIGNALLISALOINALONGANGLOANILSAPINGAPIOLASPICCAINSCALLSCALOSCALPSCANGSCANSOCAPONCAPOSCILLSCIONSCLAGSCLANGCLANSCLAPSCLASPCLINGCLIPSCLOGSCLONSCLOPSCOALSCOIGNCOILSCOINSCOLASCOLINCOLLSCONGACONIACOPALGAINSGALLSGALOPGAOLSGAPOSGILASGILLSGIPONGLANSGLIALGLIASGLOPSGOALSGOLPSGONIAICONSIGAPOINCOGLAICSLAPINLAPISLIANGLIGANLILACLILOSLINACLINGALINGOLINGSLINOSLIONSLIPASLIPOSLLANOLOANSLOCALLOGANLOGIALOGICLOGINLOINSLONGALONGSNAILSNGAIONICOLNILLSNIPASNOILSNOLLSNOPALOLLASOPALSOPINGOPSINPACOSPAILSPAINSPALLSPANGSPANICPAOLIPIANOPIANSPICALPICASPILAOPILLSPINASPINGOPINGSPIONSPISCOPLAINPLANSPLICAPLINGPLONGPOLISPOLLSPONGAPONGSPSIONPSOAISALICSALOLSALONSALOPSANGOSCAILSCALLSCALPSCAPISCIONSCOPASIGLASIGNASLAINSLANGSLINGSLOANSNAILSOLANSONICSPAILSPAINSPALLSPANGSPIALSPICASPILLSPINASPLOGSPOIL
4 letter words (175)
AGINAGIOAGONAILSAINSALCOALLSALPSALSOANILANISAPOSAPSOASCICAGSCAINCALLCALOCALPCANGCANSCAPICAPOCAPSCIAOCIGSCILLCIONCLAGCLANCLAPCLIPCLOGCLONCLOPCOALCOGSCOILCOINCOLACOLLCOLSCONICONSCOPSGAINGALLGALSGANSGAOLGAPOGAPSGASPGILAGILLGINSGIOSGIPSGLIAGLOPGOALGOASGOLPGONSICONILLSINGOINGSIONSISNALACSLAGSLAICLAINLANGLAPSLIASLIGSLILOLINGLINOLINSLIONLIPALIPOLIPSLISPLOANLOCALOCILOGSLOINLONGLOPSNAGSNAILNAOINAOSNAPSNGAINILLNILSNIPANIPSNOGSNOILNOLLOCASOILSOLLAOPALPACOPACSPAILPAINPAISPALLPALSPANGPANSPIALPIANPIASPICAPICSPIGSPILAPILLPINAPINGPINSPIONPISOPLANPOASPOISPOLLPOLSPONGPONSSAGOSAICSAILSAINSALLSALPSANGSCAGSCANSCOGSCOPSIALSIGNSILLSILOSINGSLAGSLAPSLIPSLOGSLOPSNAGSNAPSNIGSNIPSNOGSOAPSOCASOILSOLASOLISONGSPAGSPANSPIN
3 letter words (92)
AGOAGSAILAINAISALLALPALSANIANSAPOASPCAGCANCAPCIGCISCOGCOLCONCOPCOSGALGANGAPGASGINGIOGIPGISGOAGONGOSILLINGINSIONIOSISOLACLAGLAPLASLIGLINLIPLISLOGLOPLOSNAGNAPNASNILNIPNISNOGNOSOCAOILOISONSOPSPACPALPANPASPIAPICPIGPINPISPOAPOIPOLPOSPSISACSAGSAISALSANSAPSICSINSIPSOCSOGSOLSONSOPSPA
2 letter words (24)
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