RECESSION is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RECESSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECESSION?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECESSION is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECESSION
Front hooks — 1
precessionBack hooks — 1
recessionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECESSION scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RECESSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECESSION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RECESSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A period when a country's economy shrinks and jobs and spending fall.
Economists often call it a recession after two quarters of falling output. The word also describes any slow drawing back, like the recession of a glacier.
How RECESSION is used
Most common in economic news.
- The recession cost thousands of jobs.
- Banks tightened lending during the recession.
- The recession of the tide exposed the rocks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECESSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RECESSION
6 longer words begin with RECESSION.
Shorter words from the letters in RECESSION
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Common questions about RECESSION
- Is RECESSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECESSION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECESSION worth?
- RECESSION is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECESSION mean?
- A period when a country's economy shrinks and jobs and spending fall.
- What letters can be added to RECESSION?
- RECESSION takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RECESSION:
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