Meaning
- (noun) A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- (noun) An interruption, break or pause.
- (noun) An unexpected break from work.
- (noun) A gap in geological strata.
- (noun) An opening in an organ. “Hiatus aorticus is an opening in the diaphragm through which aorta and thoracic duct pass.”
- (noun) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.) “Words like reality and naïve contain vowels in hiatus.”
Letter breakdown
- Hiatuses contains 8 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Synonyms
Words from these letters
- ashiest
- hastes
- heists
- hiatus
- siesta
- suites
- thesis
- tissue
- tushes
- ashes
- asset
- haste
- hates
- heats
- heist
- issue
- saith
- sates
- seats
- shies
- shits
- shuts
- sites
- stash
- sties
- suite
- suits
- sushi
- asst
- east
- eats
- hate
- hats
- heat
- hies
- hiss
- hits
- hues
- huts
- sash
- sate
- seas
- seat
- sets
- shat
- shes
- shit
- shut
- site
- sits
- situ
- sues
- suet
- suit
- teas
- this
- thus
- ties
- tush
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with HIA
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Words ending with SES
Reader questions
What does Hiatuses mean?
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
How many letters are in Hiatuses?
Hiatuses has 8 letters.
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