SIEGE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SIEGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIEGE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIEGE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIEGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIEGE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SIEGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,562.
What does SIEGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A military operation in which an army surrounds a fortified place and cuts off its supplies to force a surrender.
A siege can last for months or even years, since the attacking force usually wins by starving the defenders out rather than by direct assault. Defenders behind strong walls often held out through a siege by rationing food and water while waiting for relief. The word is also used more loosely today for any prolonged effort to wear down resistance, such as a police siege of a building.
How SIEGE is used
Used in both historical and military writing and, more loosely, for standoffs such as a police siege.
- The city endured a siege that lasted nearly two years.
- Engineers built tunnels under the walls during the siege.
- Police kept the building under siege until the man surrendered.
- Food ran short as the siege dragged into its third month.
- Historians still debate why the siege ended so suddenly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIEGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIEGE
7 longer words begin with SIEGE.
Words ending in SIEGE
2 words end in SIEGE. Useful as a back hook: play SIEGE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SIEGE inside
8 words contain SIEGE in the middle. Words that start with SIEGE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIEGE
Common questions about SIEGE
- Is SIEGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIEGE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIEGE worth?
- SIEGE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIEGE mean?
- A military operation in which an army surrounds a fortified place and cuts off its supplies to force a surrender.
- What letters can be added to SIEGE?
- SIEGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SIEGE:
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