dieresis
NOUN
/daɪ'ɛrɪsɪs/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
dieresis is a valid 8-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1E1R1E1S1I1S1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does dieresis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel.
SYNONYMS
BROADER