Is DIAERESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIAERESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIAERESIS mean?
- noun
a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DIAERESIS
DIAERESIS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DIAERESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- airsides9
- dieresis9
- airside8
- dairies8
- daisies8
- dearies8
- desires8
- diaries8
- disease8
- readies8
- resedas8
- resides8
- seaside8
- aeried7
- aiders7
- asides7
- daises7
- dassie7
- deairs7
- dearie7
- desire7
- dieses7
- diesis7
- eiders7
- erased7
- irades7
- irides7
- irised7
- raised7
- rediae7
- redias7
- resaid7
- reseda7
- reside7
- resids7
- seared7
- seders7
- seised7
- aeries6
- arises6
- easers6
- easier6
- easies6
- erases6
- irises6
- raises6
- sarees6
- seiser6
- serais6
- series6
- sirees6
- aedes6
- aider6
- aides6
- aired6
- aside6
- dares6
- deair6
- dears6
- deers6
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