Denizen
/ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/
noun
- An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.
"The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep."
- One who frequents a place.
"The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort."
- A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.
"Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford."
- An animal or plant from a particular range or habitat.
"The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state."
- A foreign word that has become naturalised in another language.
verb
- To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.
"He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country."
- To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.
No exact anagrams found for "denizen". This word has a unique letter combination.
Total: 17 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Denizen"
Denizen is a 7-letter word that scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Denizen" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "denizen" is a high-scoring word. It contains the letter Z, which is worth 10 points.