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Is pause a Scrabble word?

Yes, pause is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of pause?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.intransitive

2. (transitive) To stop (an activity) for a while.Examples: "The general public could therefore have been forgiven for thinking that work on the new station had stopped. But pausing work on an active construction site of this size is not straightforward."transitive

3. (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.Examples: "When telling the scary story, he paused for effect."; "Tarry, pause a day or two."; "pausing a while thus to herself she mused"intransitive

4. (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.Examples: "Why doth the Jew pause? Take thy forfeiture."intransitive

5. (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.Examples: "to pause a song, a video, or a computer game"transitive

6. (intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.Examples: "Take time to pause."intransitiveobsolete

noun (English)

1. (figurative) Hesitation; suspense; doubt.Examples: "to take pause"; "to give pause"; "And like a man to double buſsines bound, / I ſtand in pauſe where I ſhall firſt beginne, […]"Synonyms: vacillation, waveringfiguratively

2. (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.

intj (English)

1. (slang) Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.Synonyms: no homoslang

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "pause"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "pause"?

Scrabble
7 points
P3
A1
U1
S1
E1
Words With Friends
9 points
P4
A1
U2
S1
E1

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