DIERESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DIERESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIERESIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIERESIS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIERESIS
No single letter turns DIERESIS into another word.
How DIERESIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIERESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIERESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIERESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mark of two dots placed over a vowel to show it is pronounced as a separate syllable.
English uses the dieresis in words such as naive or coordinate in careful print, and in names like Brontë. The same mark in German is called an umlaut but works differently. A dieresis tells the reader not to merge the vowel with its neighbour.
How DIERESIS is used
Used in spelling and typography; a dieresis is rare in modern English.
- The magazine still prints a dieresis in "coöperate".
- A dieresis over the e shows it forms its own syllable.
- Without the dieresis the name would be read differently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIERESIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIERESIS
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Common questions about DIERESIS
- Is DIERESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIERESIS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIERESIS worth?
- DIERESIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIERESIS mean?
- A mark of two dots placed over a vowel to show it is pronounced as a separate syllable.
- What letters can be added to DIERESIS?
- No single letter can be added to DIERESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIERESIS:
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