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Is diffuse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word diffuse is a Scrabble US word. The word diffuse is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is diffuse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word diffuse is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

DIFFUSE,

5-letter words (9 found)

DEFIS,DIFFS,DUFFS,FEUDS,FIDES,FIEFS,FIFED,FIFES,FUSED,

4-letter words (25 found)

DEFI,DEIF,DESI,DEUS,DIES,DIFF,DIFS,DUES,DUFF,EFFS,FEDS,FEIS,FEUD,FEUS,FIDS,FIEF,FIFE,FUDS,FUSE,IDES,SEIF,SIDE,SUED,SUID,USED,

3-letter words (28 found)

DEF,DEI,DIE,DIF,DIS,DUE,DUI,EDS,EFF,EFS,FED,FES,FEU,FID,FIE,FUD,IDE,IDS,IFF,IFS,SED,SEI,SIF,SUD,SUE,SUI,UDS,USE,

2-letter words (12 found)

DE,DI,ED,EF,ES,FE,FU,ID,IF,IS,SI,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 76 words from diffuse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of diffuse

diffuse

Etymology 1

From Middle French diffuser, from Latin diffūsus, past participle of diffundere, from dis- + fundere.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dĭfyo͞oz'
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfjuːz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈfjuz/
  • Rhymes: -uːz
  • Homophone: defuse

Verb

diffuse (third-person singular simple present diffuses, present participle diffusing, simple past and past participle diffused)

  1. (transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
  2. (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
Usage notes

The words diffuse and defuse are sometimes confused.

Synonyms
  • forspread
Derived terms
  • diffuser
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English *diffuse (attested in adverb diffuseli), from Latin diffūsus.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dĭfyo͞os'
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfjuːs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈfjus/
  • Rhymes: -uːs

Adjective

diffuse (comparative more diffuse, superlative most diffuse)

  1. Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.
    Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.
  2. Wordy; verbose.
Synonyms
  • (not concentrated): spread out, thin; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
  • (verbose): palaverous, prolix; see also Thesaurus:verbose
Derived terms
Translations

Related terms

  • diffusion

References

  • “diffuse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Duffies

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.fyz/

Verb

diffuse

  1. inflection of diffuser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Adjective

diffuse

  1. feminine singular of diffus

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

diffuse

  1. inflection of diffus:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /difˈfu.ze/
  • Rhymes: -uze
  • Hyphenation: dif‧fù‧se

Etymology 1

Verb

diffuse

  1. third-person singular past historic of diffondere

Etymology 2

Participle

diffuse f pl

  1. feminine plural of diffuso

Adjective

diffuse

  1. feminine plural of diffuso

Latin

Etymology

From diffūsus (“scattered, spread”).

Adverb

diffūsē (comparative diffūsius, superlative diffūsissimē)

  1. diffusely, in a scattered manner.
  2. copiously, fully

Related terms

  • diffūsus

References

  • “diffuse”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

diffuse

  1. definite singular of diffus
  2. plural of diffus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

diffuse

  1. definite singular of diffus
  2. plural of diffus

Source: wiktionary.org