sequester

VERB /sɪ'kwɛstər/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

sequester is a valid 9-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1Q10U1E1S1T1E1R1
1 + 1 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does sequester mean?

VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.

BROADER
2

Keep away from others.

“He sequestered himself in his study to write a book”

NARROWER
3

Set apart from others.

“The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on”

4

Requisition forcibly, as of enemy property.

“the estate was sequestered”

BROADER
5

Undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion.

“The cations were sequestered”

BROADER