Pauses

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of pause, or the plural noun form, referring to temporary interruptions or breaks in an activity.

“He pauses at the window each morning to watch the birds on the lawn.”

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Synonyms

stops haltshesitateswaits

Antonyms

continues resumes

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Wordle

Contains the AU pair and ends in ES, a flexible letter set useful for confirming vowel and consonant positions

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points with the S ending useful for hooking onto existing words on the board

Words Related to Pauses

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causes passes

Words you can make from Pauses

Shorter words formed from the letters in “pauses”.

apses pases passe passu pause puses spaes spues supes apes apse apus asps asse esau pass peas saps seas seps spas spue sues sups

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