Dieresis
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:9 pts8 letters
Definition of Dieresis
noun
- A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel letter (especially the second of two consecutive ones) indicating that it is sounded separately, usually forming a distinct syllable, as in the English words naïve, Noël and Brontë, the French haïr and the Dutch ruïne.
- Distraction; the separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables.
- A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot, in a line of verse.
- Hiatus; the occurrence of separate vowel sounds in adjacent syllables without an intervening consonant.
Anagrams of Dieresis
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
d2
i1
e1
r1
e1
s1
i1
s1
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Dieresis
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Dieresis"
Dieresis is a 8-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Dieresis" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "dieresis" is a low-scoring word.