RECESSIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RECESSIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECESSIONAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECESSIONAL is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECESSIONAL
Front hooks — 1
precessionalBack hooks — 1
recessionalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECESSIONAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RECESSIONAL, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECESSIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RECESSIONAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hymn or piece of music played at the end of a service or ceremony while the participants leave.
The recessional is the counterpart to the processional that opens a service. At weddings and graduations it is the music under which the couple or the graduates walk back out.
How RECESSIONAL is used
Used in church and ceremony programmes; also an adjective relating to recession.
- The choir sang a joyful recessional as the congregation filed out.
- They chose a lively march for the wedding recessional.
- The organist rehearsed the recessional twice before the service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECESSIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RECESSIONAL
1 longer words begin with RECESSIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in RECESSIONAL
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Common questions about RECESSIONAL
- Is RECESSIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECESSIONAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECESSIONAL worth?
- RECESSIONAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECESSIONAL mean?
- A hymn or piece of music played at the end of a service or ceremony while the participants leave.
- What letters can be added to RECESSIONAL?
- RECESSIONAL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RECESSIONAL:
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