SEIGNORY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SEIGNORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEIGNORY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEIGNORY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEIGNORY
No single letter turns SEIGNORY into another word.
How SEIGNORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEIGNORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEIGNORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEIGNORY
- All 8 letters of SEIGNORY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SEIGNORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The feudal lordship of a seignior, including his power, rank and the lands he held.
In medieval society a seignory was both a title and a territory, bringing rights over tenants and their land. Historians use the word when discussing manorial and feudal arrangements.
How SEIGNORY is used
Historical; used when describing feudal lordship or the land belonging to a lord.
- The knight held a small seignory in Normandy.
- Rents from the seignory paid for the castle.
- The king granted him the seignory of the valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEIGNORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SEIGNORY
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Common questions about SEIGNORY
- Is SEIGNORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEIGNORY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEIGNORY worth?
- SEIGNORY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEIGNORY mean?
- The feudal lordship of a seignior, including his power, rank and the lands he held.
- What letters can be added to SEIGNORY?
- No single letter can be added to SEIGNORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEIGNORY:
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