RECIDIVOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. RECIDIVOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RECIDIVOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECIDIVOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECIDIVOUS
No single letter turns RECIDIVOUS into another word.
How RECIDIVOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RECIDIVOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECIDIVOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of RECIDIVOUS
The 10 tiles of RECIDIVOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RECIDIVOUS
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Common questions about RECIDIVOUS
- Is RECIDIVOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RECIDIVOUS is not in it.
- How many points is RECIDIVOUS worth?
- RECIDIVOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RECIDIVOUS?
- No single letter can be added to RECIDIVOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RECIDIVOUS:
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