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Is siege a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word siege is a Scrabble US word. The word siege is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is siege a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word siege is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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Is siege a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word siege is a Words With Friends word. The word siege is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

SIEGE,

4-letter words (3 found)

EGIS,GEES,GIES,

3-letter words (7 found)

GEE,GIE,GIS,SEE,SEG,SEI,SIG,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,ES,GI,IS,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

All 5 letters words made out of siege

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word siege. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in siege.

Definitions and meaning of siege

siege

Alternative forms

  • syege (15th–16th centuries)

Etymology

From Middle English sege, from Old French sege, siege, seige (modern French siège), from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from Latin sēdicŭlum, sēdēcula (“small seat”), from Latin sēdēs (“seat”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sēj IPA(key): /siːd͡ʒ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /sid͡ʒ/
  • Rhymes: -iːd͡ʒ

Noun

siege (plural sieges)

  1. (heading) Military action.
    1. (military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
    2. (US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
    3. (figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.
  2. (heading) A seat.
    1. (obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
    2. (obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.
    3. (obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.
    4. The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
    5. A flock of heron.
    6. (obsolete) A toilet seat.
    7. (obsolete) The anus; the rectum.
    8. (obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.
    9. (obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.
    10. (obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.
  3. (obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.

Synonyms

  • (place with a toilet seat): See Thesaurus:bathroom

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Verb

siege (third-person singular simple present sieges, present participle sieging, simple past and past participle sieged)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
    Synonym: besiege

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Anagrams

  • Geise, Giese

German

Pronunciation

Verb

siege

  1. inflection of siegen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Middle French

Noun

siege m (plural sieges)

  1. siege (prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition)
  2. seat (place where one sits)

Descendants

  • French: siège

Source: wiktionary.org