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PAUSING

7 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What PAUSING Means

PAUSING is a form of PAUSE, which means:

  1. noun: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
  2. noun: temporary inactivity
  3. verb: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing“The speaker paused”
  4. verb: cease an action temporarily“We pause for station identification”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PAUSING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 A1 U1 S1 I1 N1 G2.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.