SEIZA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SEIZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEIZA?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEIZA is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEIZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seizasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEIZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SEIZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does SEIZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A traditional Japanese way of sitting on the floor, kneeling with the legs folded underneath the body and the weight resting on the heels.
Seiza is the formal sitting posture used in Japanese tea ceremony, traditional arts, martial arts training, and many formal occasions, where an upright back and folded legs signal respect and attentiveness. Learning to hold the position comfortably for long periods takes practice, since it places sustained pressure on the ankles and knees. Instructors in disciplines such as judo, kendo, and calligraphy often begin and end a session with a short period of seiza. Western writing about Japanese culture and martial arts has borrowed the term directly rather than translating it.
How SEIZA is used
Used mainly in descriptions of Japanese customs, martial arts, and traditional arts rather than everyday English speech.
- The students knelt in seiza before the lesson began.
- Sitting in seiza for an hour left her legs numb.
- The tea ceremony required guests to remain in seiza throughout.
- He bowed and returned to seiza at the end of practice.
- The instructor corrected the posture of a student sitting in seiza.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEIZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEIZA
2 longer words begin with SEIZA.
Words with SEIZA inside
1 words contain SEIZA in the middle. Words that start with SEIZA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SEIZA
Common questions about SEIZA
- Is SEIZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEIZA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEIZA worth?
- SEIZA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEIZA mean?
- A traditional Japanese way of sitting on the floor, kneeling with the legs folded underneath the body and the weight resting on the heels.
- What letters can be added to SEIZA?
- SEIZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SEIZA:
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