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Dieresis

d 2i 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does dieresis mean?

noun

  1. a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel

    Synonymsdiaeresis

Is DIERESIS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DIERESIS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
d 2i 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
d 2i 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
d 2i 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
d 2i 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DIERESIS

Words that end like DIERESIS

Common words that share the ending -ESIS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

synthesisgenesishypothesisthesisparenthesisantithesisphotosynthesis
All words ending in -ESIS

Dieresis: quick answers

Is DIERESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DIERESIS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DIERESIS worth?
DIERESIS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dieresis mean?
As a noun, dieresis means “a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel”.
What words can you make with the letters in DIERESIS?
You can make 123 shorter words from DIERESIS, such as DESIRES, RESIDES, DESIRE, DIESES. See the full list.