Yes. SEZ is a valid word.
SEZ is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
SEZ is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About SEZ
SEZ is a nonstandard spelling of says, used to show casual speech, as in sez who. SEZ ends in Z and uses two easy tiles, an S and an E, so it is a handy way to land the Z on a bonus square.
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SEZ scores 12 points
Before any bonus squares: S 1 + E 1 + Z 10 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: SEZ as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and SEZ is worth 32 before any word bonus.
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of SEZ and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters S, E and Z.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
SEZ + D
- ZEDSform of ZED: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
SEZ + E
- ZEESform of ZEE: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
SEZ + I
- SIZEthe physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
SEZ + K
SEZ + N
SEZ + P
- ZEPSform of ZEP: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and…
SEZ + T
- ZESTvigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
Memory tip
SEZ is a playful spelling of “says”, as in “sez who?”
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.