RECALCITRANT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RECALCITRANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECALCITRANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECALCITRANT is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECALCITRANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
recalcitrantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECALCITRANT scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RECALCITRANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECALCITRANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RECALCITRANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Stubbornly refusing to obey rules, orders or authority.
A recalcitrant person does not just disagree; he digs in and resists being managed. The word suits mules, pupils and committee members alike, and it can also describe a stain or machine that will not respond to effort.
How RECALCITRANT is used
Mostly formal, used for people who resist discipline or for stubborn things.
- The recalcitrant student ignored every warning.
- A recalcitrant mule refused to climb the hill.
- The manager struggled with recalcitrant staff.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECALCITRANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RECALCITRANT
1 longer words begin with RECALCITRANT.
Shorter words from the letters in RECALCITRANT
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Common questions about RECALCITRANT
- Is RECALCITRANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECALCITRANT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECALCITRANT worth?
- RECALCITRANT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECALCITRANT mean?
- Stubbornly refusing to obey rules, orders or authority.
- What letters can be added to RECALCITRANT?
- RECALCITRANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RECALCITRANT:
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