RECLAIM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RECLAIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECLAIM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECLAIM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECLAIM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reclaimsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECLAIM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RECLAIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about RECLAIM
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 RECLAIM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To get something back that was lost, given away or taken, or to make land fit for use.
Travellers reclaim lost luggage, taxpayers reclaim overpaid tax, and engineers reclaim marshland from the sea. In each case the thing is brought back to a useful or rightful state.
How RECLAIM is used
Used for property, rights, land and materials.
- You can reclaim the deposit when you return the key.
- Dutch engineers learned to reclaim land from the sea.
- Nature began to reclaim the abandoned factory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECLAIM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RECLAIM
The 7 tiles of RECLAIM in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RECLAIM
9 longer words begin with RECLAIM.
Shorter words from the letters in RECLAIM
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Common questions about RECLAIM
- Is RECLAIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECLAIM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECLAIM worth?
- RECLAIM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECLAIM mean?
- To get something back that was lost, given away or taken, or to make land fit for use.
- What letters can be added to RECLAIM?
- RECLAIM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RECLAIM:
Open RECLAIM in the Word Finder