CESSION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CESSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CESSION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CESSION is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CESSION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cessionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CESSION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CESSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about CESSION
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CESSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The formal handing over of rights, property or territory to another party.
A cession is usually written into a treaty or a legal document, and it moves ownership from one side to the other. The giving party is said to cede what the receiving party obtains through the cession.
How CESSION is used
The word cession belongs to law and diplomacy.
- The treaty required the cession of the border province.
- A written cession transferred her rights to the heirs.
- The cession of land ended the long dispute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CESSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CESSION
The 7 tiles of CESSION in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CESSION
3 longer words begin with CESSION.
Shorter words from the letters in CESSION
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Common questions about CESSION
- Is CESSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CESSION, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CESSION worth?
- CESSION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CESSION mean?
- The formal handing over of rights, property or territory to another party.
- What letters can be added to CESSION?
- CESSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CESSION:
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