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Pauses

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of pause

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

What does pauses mean?

noun

  1. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

    Synonymsintermissionbreakinterruptionsuspension

  2. temporary inactivity

verb

  1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

    “The speaker paused”

    Synonymshesitate

  2. cease an action temporarily

    “We pause for station identification”

    Synonymsintermitbreak

Definitions shown for pause, the base form of pauses.

Is PAUSES 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 PAUSES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
p 3a 1u 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
p 4a 1u 2s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
p 4a 1u 2s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
p 3a 1u 2s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PAUSES

Anagrams 1

Words that end like PAUSES

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

All words ending in -AUSES

Pauses: quick answers

Is PAUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PAUSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PAUSES worth?
PAUSES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pauses mean?
pauses is the plural and third-person singular form of pause, which means “a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PAUSES?
You can make 56 shorter words from PAUSES, such as APSES, PASES, PASSE, PAUSE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PAUSES?
PAUSES rearranges into UPASES.