Yes, seizes is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Take hold of; grab

2. Take or capture by force

3. Take possession of by force, as after an invasion

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

5. Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

6. Hook by a pull on the line

7. Affect

8. Capture the attention or imagination of