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dieresis

noun

A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel

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Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
S
Contains
IE
Scrabble score
9

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noun

  1. A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel

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