RECESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RECESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECESS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECESS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECESS
Front hooks — 1
precessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RECESS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RECESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250,853.
What stands out about RECESS
- 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 RECESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A break in the normal activities of a school, meeting, or official body, or a small space set back into a wall.
Recess names two quite different kinds of gap: a pause in a schedule, such as a school break between classes or a suspension of a parliament's sitting, and a physical hollow, such as a niche built into a wall to hold a shelf or a statue. Both senses share the idea of something set back or withdrawn, whether it is people stepping away from work for a while or a wall receding to form a pocket of space. Context almost always makes clear which sense is meant.
How RECESS is used
Common both for a break in school or official proceedings and for an alcove built into a wall.
- The children ran outside as soon as recess began.
- The court adjourned for a short recess before the verdict.
- A small recess in the wall held a marble statue.
- Parliament will not sit again until after the summer recess.
- They built a recess for the bookshelf beside the fireplace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECESS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RECESS
The 6 tiles of RECESS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RECESS
15 longer words begin with RECESS.
Shorter words from the letters in RECESS
Common questions about RECESS
- Is RECESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECESS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECESS worth?
- RECESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECESS mean?
- A break in the normal activities of a school, meeting, or official body, or a small space set back into a wall.
- What letters can be added to RECESS?
- RECESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RECESS:
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