RECENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RECENT 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 RECENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECENT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECENT
Front hooks — 1
precentBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RECENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RECENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What stands out about RECENT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 RECENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening, appearing, or coming into being not long before the present time.
Recent places an event close to the present moment without giving an exact distance in time, so what counts as recent depends heavily on context: a recent fossil in geology can be thousands of years old, while recent news usually means the last few days. The word contrasts with old, ancient, or distant, always pointing toward the near end of a timeline. It can describe events, changes, discoveries, or objects, as long as they are understood to have occurred shortly before now.
How RECENT is used
A common everyday word for anything close to the present time, with the exact span depending on context.
- The recent storm caused flooding across the valley.
- She read about it in a recent newspaper article.
- Recent studies suggest the treatment works well.
- His most recent novel sold out within a week.
- There have been several recent changes to the policy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RECENT
The 6 tiles of RECENT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RECENT
18 longer words begin with RECENT.
Shorter words from the letters in RECENT
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Common questions about RECENT
- Is RECENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECENT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECENT worth?
- RECENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECENT mean?
- Happening, appearing, or coming into being not long before the present time.
- What letters can be added to RECENT?
- RECENT takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RECENT:
Open RECENT in the Word Finder