Relapse

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts7 letters

Definition of Relapse

Verb

To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
"He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion."
To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
"relapsed after 5 months of being clean"
To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.

Noun

The act or situation of relapsing.
"a drug relapse"
An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.

Anagrams of Relapse

Exact Anagrams

4 words using all 7 letters:

leapers pleaser presale repeals

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "relapse":

7-LETTER WORDS

leapers pleaser presale repeals

6-LETTER WORDS

asleep elapse lapser larees leaper leaser lepers parles pearls please reales repeal repels resale reseal+2 more

5-LETTER WORDS

apers apres arles asper earls easel erase lapse laree lares laser leaps lears lease leers+14 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "relapse" and rearranging:

+cpercales replaces

+dpedalers pleaders relapsed repleads

+mempalers resample

+rpearlers relapser

+spleasers presales relapses

+tpetrales pleaters prelates replates

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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