SEIZIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SEIZIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEIZIN?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEIZIN is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEIZIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEIZIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SEIZIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does SEIZIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
In law, possession of land by freehold, or the act of taking such possession.
Medieval land law turned on who held seizin, because the holder was treated as the owner against most others. A ceremony of handing over earth or a twig could give it to a buyer. The word survives mainly in legal history.
How SEIZIN is used
A legal and historical term, with the spelling seisin also found.
- The heir was given seizin of the manor.
- Livery of seizin was a ritual transfer of land.
- The court asked who had seizin at the time of the dispute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEIZIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEIZIN
3 longer words begin with SEIZIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SEIZIN
Common questions about SEIZIN
- Is SEIZIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEIZIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEIZIN worth?
- SEIZIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEIZIN mean?
- In law, possession of land by freehold, or the act of taking such possession.
- What letters can be added to SEIZIN?
- SEIZIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SEIZIN:
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