secession
NOUN
/sɪ'sɛʃən/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
secession is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1C3E1S1S1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does secession mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
An Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Formal separation from an alliance or federation.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
3
The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War.