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Is secede a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word secede is a Scrabble US word. The word secede is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is secede a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word secede is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Yes. The word secede is a Words With Friends word. The word secede is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

SECEDE,

5-letter words (1 found)

CEDES,

4-letter words (4 found)

CEDE,CEES,DEES,SEED,

3-letter words (6 found)

CEE,DEE,EDS,SEC,SED,SEE,

2-letter words (4 found)

DE,ED,EE,ES,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 17 words from secede according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of secede

secede

Etymology

From Latin secedere, from se- (“apart”) + cedere (“to go”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪˈsiːd/
  • Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

secede (third-person singular simple present secedes, present participle seceding, simple past and past participle seceded)

  1. (intransitive) To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
    • 2007, Writers declare independence for Wirral., Wirral Globe, retrieved 11 July 2007.
      We can secede from the United Kingdom any time we want.
  2. (transitive, uncommon) To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

Usage notes

  • For political entities, the term secede does not apply only to federal states, but also to other kinds of political unions. It is commonly used in the case of provinces seceding from a unitary state.
  • 'Secede' implies conflict, which may amount to physical conflict in the case of seceding from a political or religious entity, but which otherwise amounts to some form of disagreement at least by those who secede.
  • 'Withdrawal from membership' in the definition does not apply to an individual person who simply terminates membership in an organisation, but to a group which withdraws from membership to carry on related activities in a separate entity.

Related terms

  • seceder
  • secession

Translations

Latin

Verb

sēcēde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of sēcēdō

Source: wiktionary.org