SECEDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SECEDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SECEDE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SECEDE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SECEDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SECEDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SECEDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 169,326.
What does SECEDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To withdraw officially from a union, federation, alliance or organisation.
Secede is most familiar from politics, where a state or region leaves the country it belongs to. It also applies to churches, clubs and parties that break away formally, not simply drift off. The Latin root means to go apart, and the related noun is secession. The American Civil War began after several Southern states chose to secede.
How SECEDE is used
Formal; typical of political, legal and historical writing.
- Several provinces voted to secede from the federation.
- The faction threatened to secede unless its demands were met.
- No member could secede without the approval of the council.
- Texas once declared that it would secede from the union.
- The congregation chose to secede and form its own church.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SECEDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SECEDE
4 longer words begin with SECEDE.
Shorter words from the letters in SECEDE
Common questions about SECEDE
- Is SECEDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SECEDE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SECEDE worth?
- SECEDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SECEDE mean?
- To withdraw officially from a union, federation, alliance or organisation.
- What letters can be added to SECEDE?
- SECEDE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SECEDE:
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