RECEDING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RECEDING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
r1e1c3e1d2i1n1g2
PlayableRECEDING · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept RECEDING?
| 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: 43 / 100
43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.75%
Our own measure of how useful RECEDING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECEDING
Front hooks — 1
precedingBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RECEDING scores
Scrabble r1e1c3e1d2i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends r1e1c4e1d2i1n2g3 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in RECEDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECEDING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RECEDING
cringed11 grieced11 cedrine10 creeing10 energic10 generic10 dreeing9 energid9 greined9 reeding9 reigned9 ceding10 griced10 cendre9 cering9 cerned9 cierge9 cinder9 crined9 cringe9 decern9 deicer9 edenic9 griece9 incede9 nerdic9 deeing8 dering8 dinger8 edgier8 engird8 gender8 gerned8 girned8 reding8 ringed8 denier7 nereid7 reined7 renied7
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Common questions about RECEDING
- Is RECEDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECEDING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECEDING worth?
- RECEDING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RECEDING?
- RECEDING takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RECEDING:
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