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Is diapause a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word diapause is a Scrabble US word. The word diapause is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

D2I1A1P3A1U1S1E1

Is diapause a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word diapause is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

D2I1A1P3A1U1S1E1

Is diapause a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word diapause is a Words With Friends word. The word diapause is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2I1A1P4A1U2S1E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

DIAPAUSE,

7-letter words (1 found)

DIAPASE,

6-letter words (5 found)

ADIEUS,ESPADA,EUPADS,PAUSED,UPSIDE,

5-letter words (25 found)

ADIEU,AIDAS,AIDES,APAID,ASIDE,ASPIE,DUPES,EUPAD,IDEAS,PADIS,PAISA,PAISE,PAUAS,PAUSE,PEDIS,PSEUD,SAPID,SEPAD,SEPIA,SIPED,SPADE,SPAED,SPIDE,SPIED,SPUED,

4-letter words (54 found)

AIAS,AIDA,AIDE,AIDS,APED,APES,APSE,ASEA,AUAS,DAES,DAIS,DAPS,DEPS,DESI,DEUS,DIES,DIPS,DISA,DUES,DUPE,DUPS,EAUS,IDEA,IDES,PADI,PADS,PAID,PAIS,PASE,PAUA,PEAS,PEDI,PEDS,PIAS,PIED,PIES,PISE,PUDS,SADE,SADI,SAID,SIDA,SIDE,SIPE,SPAE,SPED,SPIE,SPUD,SPUE,SUED,SUID,SUPE,UPAS,USED,

3-letter words (54 found)

AAS,ADS,AIA,AID,AIS,APE,ASP,AUA,AUE,DAE,DAP,DAS,DEI,DEP,DIE,DIP,DIS,DUE,DUI,DUP,EAS,EAU,EDS,IDE,IDS,PAD,PAS,PEA,PED,PES,PIA,PIE,PIS,PIU,PSI,PUD,PUS,SAD,SAE,SAI,SAP,SAU,SEA,SED,SEI,SIP,SPA,SUD,SUE,SUI,SUP,UDS,UPS,USE,

2-letter words (19 found)

AA,AD,AE,AI,AS,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,ES,ID,IS,PA,PE,PI,SI,UP,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 160 words from diapause according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of diapause

diapause

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/

Noun

diapause (plural diapauses)

  1. (biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)

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See also

  • quiescence

French

Etymology

From dia- +‎ pause.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dja.poz/

Noun

diapause f (plural diapauses)

  1. (biology, entomology, ichthyology) diapause

Further reading

  • “diapause”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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