RECESSIONARY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. RECESSIONARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECESSIONARY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECESSIONARY is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECESSIONARY
No single letter turns RECESSIONARY into another word.
How RECESSIONARY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RECESSIONARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECESSIONARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RECESSIONARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of an economic downturn.
Recessionary pressures show up as falling sales, rising unemployment and cautious spending. Economists use the word for the forces that bring on a slump, and shopkeepers use it for the gloomy mood that follows.
How RECESSIONARY is used
Common in business news and economic commentary.
- Recessionary fears led many firms to freeze hiring.
- The bank warned of a recessionary spiral in the housing market.
- Prices fell in the recessionary climate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECESSIONARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RECESSIONARY
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Common questions about RECESSIONARY
- Is RECESSIONARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECESSIONARY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECESSIONARY worth?
- RECESSIONARY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECESSIONARY mean?
- Relating to or characteristic of an economic downturn.
- What letters can be added to RECESSIONARY?
- No single letter can be added to RECESSIONARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RECESSIONARY:
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