RECANE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RECANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECANE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECANE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECANE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECANE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RECANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What stands out about RECANE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RECANE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To weave new cane into a chair seat or back, replacing material that has worn out or broken.
To recane a chair means fitting fresh strips of split rattan through the frame in the same pattern as the original weave, restoring both the seat's strength and its look. Furniture restorers recane pieces rather than replace the frame, since the wood itself often outlasts the woven cane many times over. The task takes patience, since each strand has to be threaded and pulled tight in careful sequence.
How RECANE is used
Used mainly among furniture restorers and craftspeople who repair woven chair seats.
- The old rocking chair needed someone to recane its worn seat.
- She learned to recane furniture from her grandfather, a longtime restorer.
- It took an afternoon to recane just one chair back.
- A local craftsman offered to recane the antique dining chairs.
- Once recaned, the chair looked almost as good as new.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECANE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RECANE
The 6 tiles of RECANE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RECANE
2 longer words begin with RECANE.
Shorter words from the letters in RECANE
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Common questions about RECANE
- Is RECANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECANE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECANE worth?
- RECANE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECANE mean?
- To weave new cane into a chair seat or back, replacing material that has worn out or broken.
- What letters can be added to RECANE?
- RECANE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RECANE:
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