What it means
- (verb) To drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.).
- (verb) To exhaust the vitality of.
- (verb) To strike with a sap (with a blackjack).
- (verb) To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.
- (verb) To pierce with saps.
- (verb) To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
- (verb) To gradually weaken. “he saps my energy”
- (verb) To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.
- (noun) The act by which something is sapped or depleted.
- (noun) The act of excavating trenches.
Letter analysis
- Sapping contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Related words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with SAP
- sap
- sapience
- sapient
- sapling
- saplings
- sapped
- sapphire
- sapphires
- sappier
- sappiest
- sappy
- saprophyte
- saprophytes
- saps
- sapsucker
- sapsuckers
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Sub-words
Common questions
What does Sapping mean?
To drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.).
How many letters are in Sapping?
Sapping has 7 letters.
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