Definition of collapse

"collapse" in the noun sense

1. collapse, prostration

an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

"the commander's prostration demoralized his men"

2. collapse

a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

"the roof is in danger of collapse"

"the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"

3. flop, collapse

the act of throwing yourself down

"he landed on the bed with a great flop"

4. crash, collapse

a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

"collapse" in the verb sense

1. collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder

break down, literally or metaphorically

"The wall collapsed"

"The business collapsed"

"The dam broke"

"The roof collapsed"

"The wall gave in"

"The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

2. break down, collapse

collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

3. collapse

fold or close up

"fold up your umbrella"

"collapse the music stand"

4. crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse

fall apart

"the building crumbled after the explosion"

"Negotiations broke down"

5. collapse, burst

cause to burst

"The ice broke the pipe"

6. crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse

suffer a nervous breakdown

7. collapse

lose significance, effectiveness, or value

"The school system is collapsing"

"The stock market collapsed"

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Quotations for collapse

Public opinion is the atmosphere of Society, without which the forces of the individual would collapse, and all the institutions of society fly into atoms. [ W. R. Alger ]

collapse in Scrabble®

The word collapse is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters collapse:

COLLAPSE
(117)
COLLAPSE
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

callose, locales, scallop, scalpel

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word collapse

COLLAPSE
(117)
COLLAPSE
(117)
COLLAPSE
(78)
COLLAPSE
(78)
COLLAPSE
(48)
COLLAPSE
(48)
COLLAPSE
(45)
COLLAPSE
(45)
COLLAPSE
(39)
COLLAPSE
(39)
COLLAPSE
(39)
COLLAPSE
(39)
COLLAPSE
(36)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(30)
COLLAPSE
(30)
COLLAPSE
(28)
COLLAPSE
(28)
COLLAPSE
(28)
COLLAPSE
(28)
COLLAPSE
(28)
COLLAPSE
(26)
COLLAPSE
(26)
COLLAPSE
(26)
COLLAPSE
(26)
COLLAPSE
(26)
COLLAPSE
(26)
COLLAPSE
(24)
COLLAPSE
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COLLAPSE
(24)
COLLAPSE
(24)
COLLAPSE
(20)
COLLAPSE
(20)
COLLAPSE
(17)
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(17)
COLLAPSE
(17)
COLLAPSE
(16)
COLLAPSE
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COLLAPSE
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COLLAPSE
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COLLAPSE
(15)
COLLAPSE
(14)
COLLAPSE
(14)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In collapse

COLLAPSE
(117)
COLLAPSE
(117)
SCALPEL
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCALLOP
(94 = 44 + 50)
SCALPEL
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCALLOP
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCALLOP
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCALPEL
(92 = 42 + 50)
SCALLOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALLOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALLOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALPEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALLOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
CALLOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
LOCALES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALLOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALPEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALPEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALPEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALPEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
LOCALES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALPEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
CALLOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALLOP
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALPEL
(84 = 34 + 50)
SCALLOP
(84 = 34 + 50)
SCALPEL
(84 = 34 + 50)
SCALLOP
(83 = 33 + 50)
SCALPEL
(83 = 33 + 50)
LOCALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LOCALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
LOCALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
LOCALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LOCALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCALLOP
(80 = 30 + 50)
LOCALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCALPEL
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LOCALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LOCALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCALPEL
(78 = 28 + 50)
SCALLOP
(78 = 28 + 50)
SCALLOP
(78 = 28 + 50)
COLLAPSE
(78)
SCALPEL
(78 = 28 + 50)
COLLAPSE
(78)
SCALLOP
(78 = 28 + 50)
CALLOSE
(77 = 27 + 50)
LOCALES
(77 = 27 + 50)
SCALPEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
SCALPEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
LOCALES
(76 = 26 + 50)
SCALLOP
(76 = 26 + 50)
SCALLOP
(76 = 26 + 50)
SCALLOP
(76 = 26 + 50)
SCALPEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
CALLOSE
(76 = 26 + 50)
SCALLOP
(76 = 26 + 50)
SCALPEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALPEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALPEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALPEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALLOP
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALPEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALPEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALLOP
(74 = 24 + 50)
LOCALES
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALLOP
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALLOP
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALLOP
(74 = 24 + 50)
CALLOSE
(74 = 24 + 50)
CALLOSE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALPEL
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCALLOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
LOCALES
(72 = 22 + 50)
LOCALES
(72 = 22 + 50)
CALLOSE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCALLOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCALLOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCALLOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
LOCALES
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCALPEL
(72 = 22 + 50)
LOCALES
(72 = 22 + 50)
CALLOSE
(72 = 22 + 50)
CALLOSE
(72 = 22 + 50)
CALLOSE
(72 = 22 + 50)
CALLOSE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCALPEL
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCALPEL
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCALPEL
(72 = 22 + 50)
SCALLOP
(72 = 22 + 50)
CALLOSE
(70 = 20 + 50)
LOCALES
(70 = 20 + 50)
CALLOSE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CALLOSE
(70 = 20 + 50)
LOCALES
(70 = 20 + 50)
LOCALES
(70 = 20 + 50)
LOCALES
(70 = 20 + 50)
CALLOSE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CALLOSE
(70 = 20 + 50)
LOCALES
(70 = 20 + 50)
CALLOSE
(70 = 20 + 50)
LOCALES
(70 = 20 + 50)
LOCALES
(70 = 20 + 50)
SCALPEL
(69 = 19 + 50)
SCALLOP
(69 = 19 + 50)
SCALLOP
(69 = 19 + 50)
SCALPEL
(69 = 19 + 50)
CALLOSE
(68 = 18 + 50)
CALLOSE
(68 = 18 + 50)
CALLOSE
(68 = 18 + 50)
LOCALES
(68 = 18 + 50)
LOCALES
(68 = 18 + 50)
CALLOSE
(68 = 18 + 50)
CALLOSE
(68 = 18 + 50)
LOCALES
(68 = 18 + 50)
LOCALES
(68 = 18 + 50)
LOCALES
(68 = 18 + 50)
CALLOSE
(67 = 17 + 50)
LOCALES
(67 = 17 + 50)
SCALPEL
(66 = 16 + 50)
SCALLOP
(66 = 16 + 50)
SCALLOP
(66 = 16 + 50)
SCALLOP
(65 = 15 + 50)
SCALLOP
(65 = 15 + 50)
SCALPEL
(65 = 15 + 50)
SCALLOP
(65 = 15 + 50)
SCALPEL
(65 = 15 + 50)
SCALPEL
(65 = 15 + 50)
SCALPEL
(65 = 15 + 50)
SCALLOP
(65 = 15 + 50)
SCALPEL
(65 = 15 + 50)
SCALPEL
(64 = 14 + 50)
CALLOSE
(64 = 14 + 50)
LOCALES
(64 = 14 + 50)
CALLOSE
(64 = 14 + 50)
CALLOSE
(63 = 13 + 50)
SCALPEL
(63 = 13 + 50)
LOCALES
(63 = 13 + 50)
SCALPEL
(63 = 13 + 50)
SCALPEL
(63 = 13 + 50)
SCALLOP
(63 = 13 + 50)
SCALLOP
(63 = 13 + 50)
LOCALES
(63 = 13 + 50)
LOCALES
(63 = 13 + 50)
LOCALES
(63 = 13 + 50)
CALLOSE
(63 = 13 + 50)
CALLOSE
(63 = 13 + 50)
SCALLOP
(63 = 13 + 50)
SCALLOP
(63 = 13 + 50)
SCALLOP
(62 = 12 + 50)
LOCALES
(62 = 12 + 50)
SCALPEL
(62 = 12 + 50)
LOCALES
(61 = 11 + 50)
LOCALES
(61 = 11 + 50)
CALLOSE
(61 = 11 + 50)
CALLOSE
(61 = 11 + 50)
LOCALES
(61 = 11 + 50)
CALLOSE
(61 = 11 + 50)
LOCALES
(61 = 11 + 50)
CALLOSE
(61 = 11 + 50)
LOCALES
(61 = 11 + 50)
CALLOSE
(61 = 11 + 50)
CALLOSE
(61 = 11 + 50)
LOCALES
(60 = 10 + 50)
CALLOSE
(60 = 10 + 50)
COLLAPSE
(48)
COLLAPSE
(48)
COLLAPSE
(45)
COLLAPSE
(45)
COLLAPSE
(39)
COLLAPSE
(39)
COLLAPSE
(39)
COLLAPSE
(39)
PLACES
(39)
PLACES
(39)
SCAPE
(36)
PLACE
(36)
SPACE
(36)
PLACE
(36)
CLASP
(36)
COPES
(36)
SCOPE
(36)
SCALP
(36)
SPACE
(36)
CLAPS
(36)
SCOPE
(36)
SCALP
(36)
PACES
(36)
COPSE
(36)
SCAPE
(36)
CAPES
(36)
CLOPS
(36)
CLAPS
(36)

collapse in Words With Friends™

The word collapse is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters collapse:

COLLAPSE
(120)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

callose, locales, scallop, scalpel

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word collapse

COLLAPSE
(120)
COLLAPSE
(108)
COLLAPSE
(84)
COLLAPSE
(84)
COLLAPSE
(80)
COLLAPSE
(78)
COLLAPSE
(68)
COLLAPSE
(66)
COLLAPSE
(66)
COLLAPSE
(64)
COLLAPSE
(64)
COLLAPSE
(60)
COLLAPSE
(54)
COLLAPSE
(54)
COLLAPSE
(48)
COLLAPSE
(48)
COLLAPSE
(40)
COLLAPSE
(40)
COLLAPSE
(40)
COLLAPSE
(36)
COLLAPSE
(36)
COLLAPSE
(36)
COLLAPSE
(36)
COLLAPSE
(36)
COLLAPSE
(34)
COLLAPSE
(34)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(32)
COLLAPSE
(26)
COLLAPSE
(26)
COLLAPSE
(25)
COLLAPSE
(23)
COLLAPSE
(22)
COLLAPSE
(22)
COLLAPSE
(22)
COLLAPSE
(22)
COLLAPSE
(22)
COLLAPSE
(22)
COLLAPSE
(21)
COLLAPSE
(21)
COLLAPSE
(20)
COLLAPSE
(20)
COLLAPSE
(20)
COLLAPSE
(19)
COLLAPSE
(19)
COLLAPSE
(19)
COLLAPSE
(18)
COLLAPSE
(18)
COLLAPSE
(18)
COLLAPSE
(18)
COLLAPSE
(18)
COLLAPSE
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In collapse

COLLAPSE
(120)
SCALLOP
(116 = 81 + 35)
SCALLOP
(116 = 81 + 35)
SCALPEL
(116 = 81 + 35)
SCALPEL
(116 = 81 + 35)
COLLAPSE
(108)
LOCALES
(107 = 72 + 35)
CALLOSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SCALPEL
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCALLOP
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCALLOP
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCALLOP
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCALPEL
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCALLOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCALPEL
(95 = 60 + 35)
CALLOSE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCALPEL
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCALLOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCALPEL
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCALLOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCALLOP
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCALPEL
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCALLOP
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCALLOP
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCALPEL
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCALPEL
(92 = 57 + 35)
SCALPEL
(92 = 57 + 35)
CALLOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
LOCALES
(89 = 54 + 35)
CALLOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
SCALLOP
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCALPEL
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCALLOP
(86 = 51 + 35)
SCALPEL
(86 = 51 + 35)
COLLAPSE
(84)
COLLAPSE
(84)
LOCALES
(83 = 48 + 35)
LOCALES
(83 = 48 + 35)
LOCALES
(83 = 48 + 35)
LOCALES
(83 = 48 + 35)
LOCALES
(83 = 48 + 35)
CALLOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
LOCALES
(83 = 48 + 35)
CALLOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CALLOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CALLOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CALLOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CALLOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SCALPEL
(81 = 46 + 35)
SCALPEL
(81 = 46 + 35)
SCALLOP
(81 = 46 + 35)
SCALLOP
(81 = 46 + 35)
COLLAPSE
(80)
COLLAPSE
(78)
CALLOSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
LOCALES
(77 = 42 + 35)
CALLOSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
LOCALES
(77 = 42 + 35)
LOCALES
(77 = 42 + 35)
LOCALES
(77 = 42 + 35)
LOCALES
(77 = 42 + 35)
CALLOSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CALLOSE
(75 = 40 + 35)
LOCALES
(75 = 40 + 35)
SCALLOP
(73 = 38 + 35)
SCALLOP
(73 = 38 + 35)
SCALLOP
(73 = 38 + 35)
SCALPEL
(73 = 38 + 35)
SCALPEL
(73 = 38 + 35)
SCALPEL
(73 = 38 + 35)
SCALLOP
(69 = 34 + 35)
SCALPEL
(69 = 34 + 35)
PLACES
(69)
SCALPEL
(69 = 34 + 35)
PLACES
(69)
SCALLOP
(69 = 34 + 35)
LOCALS
(69)
LAPELS
(69)
SCALLOP
(69 = 34 + 35)
SCALPEL
(69 = 34 + 35)
CELLOS
(69)
SCALPEL
(69 = 34 + 35)
LOCALE
(69)
SCALLOP
(69 = 34 + 35)
COLLAPSE
(68)
SCALPEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
SCALPEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
LOCALES
(67 = 32 + 35)
SCALPEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
LOCALES
(67 = 32 + 35)
CALLOSE
(67 = 32 + 35)
CALLOSE
(67 = 32 + 35)
SCALLOP
(67 = 32 + 35)
SCALLOP
(67 = 32 + 35)
LOCALES
(67 = 32 + 35)
SCALLOP
(67 = 32 + 35)
COLLAPSE
(66)
COLLAPSE
(66)
SCALPEL
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALLOP
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALLOP
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALPEL
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALLOP
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALLOP
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALLOP
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALPEL
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALLOP
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALPEL
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALPEL
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALLOP
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALPEL
(65 = 30 + 35)
SCALPEL
(65 = 30 + 35)
COLLAPSE
(64)
COLLAPSE
(64)
LOCALES
(63 = 28 + 35)
LOCALES
(63 = 28 + 35)
LOCALES
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLACES
(63)
CALLOSE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CALLOSE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLACES
(63)
CALLOSE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CALLOSE
(63 = 28 + 35)
LOCALES
(63 = 28 + 35)
LOCALES
(63 = 28 + 35)
CALLOSE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CALLOSE
(61 = 26 + 35)
LOCALES
(61 = 26 + 35)
LOCALES
(61 = 26 + 35)
LOCALES
(61 = 26 + 35)
CALLOSE
(61 = 26 + 35)
CALLOSE
(61 = 26 + 35)
CALLOSE
(61 = 26 + 35)
SCALPEL
(60 = 25 + 35)
SCALPEL
(60 = 25 + 35)
CLAPS
(60)
PLACE
(60)
SCALP
(60)
SCALLOP
(60 = 25 + 35)
CLASP
(60)
CLOPS
(60)
SCALP
(60)
CLOPS
(60)
CLAPS
(60)
COLLAPSE
(60)
PLACE
(60)
SCALPEL
(60 = 25 + 35)
SCALLOP
(60 = 25 + 35)
CLASP
(60)
CALLOSE
(59 = 24 + 35)
LOCALES
(59 = 24 + 35)
CALLOSE
(59 = 24 + 35)
CALLOSE
(59 = 24 + 35)
CALLOSE
(59 = 24 + 35)
CALLOSE
(59 = 24 + 35)
CALLOSE
(59 = 24 + 35)
CALLOSE
(59 = 24 + 35)
LOCALES
(59 = 24 + 35)
SCALLOP
(59 = 24 + 35)
LOCALES
(59 = 24 + 35)
LOCALES
(59 = 24 + 35)
LOCALES
(59 = 24 + 35)
LOCALES
(59 = 24 + 35)
LOCALES
(59 = 24 + 35)
LOCALES
(59 = 24 + 35)
SCALPEL
(58 = 23 + 35)
SCALPEL
(57 = 22 + 35)
SCOPE
(57)
CALLOSE
(57 = 22 + 35)
CAPES
(57)
SCAPE
(57)
SCALLOP
(57 = 22 + 35)
SCAPE
(57)
SPACE
(57)
CLAP
(57)
CLAP
(57)
CELLOS
(57)
LOCALS
(57)
CLOP
(57)
CLOP
(57)
SCOPE
(57)
SPACE
(57)
PACES
(57)
LOCALES
(57 = 22 + 35)
LOCALE
(57)
COPES
(57)
COPSE
(57)
LAPELS
(57)
SCALLOP
(56 = 21 + 35)
SCALPEL
(56 = 21 + 35)
SCALPEL
(56 = 21 + 35)
SCALPEL
(56 = 21 + 35)
SCALLOP
(56 = 21 + 35)
CALLOSE
(56 = 21 + 35)
SCALLOP
(56 = 21 + 35)
SCALLOP
(56 = 21 + 35)
SCALLOP
(56 = 21 + 35)
SCALLOP
(56 = 21 + 35)
SCALPEL
(55 = 20 + 35)
SCALPEL
(55 = 20 + 35)

Words containing the sequence collapse

Words that start with collapse (3 words)

Words with collapse in them (4 words)

Words that end with collapse (2 words)

Word Growth involving collapse

Shorter words in collapse

la lap laps lapse

Longer words containing collapse

collapsed recollapsed

collapsed uncollapsed

collapses recollapses

recollapse recollapsed

recollapse recollapses