RECOILLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RECOILLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECOILLESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECOILLESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECOILLESS
No single letter turns RECOILLESS into another word.
How RECOILLESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RECOILLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECOILLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RECOILLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Designed so that firing produces little or no backward kick.
A recoilless gun vents gas out the back, so the soldier or mount feels almost no push. This lets a heavy weapon be light enough to carry or mount on a small vehicle.
How RECOILLESS is used
Recoilless is a military and engineering term.
- The recoilless rifle was carried by a two-man team.
- A recoilless design cut the weight of the mount.
- Soldiers praised the recoilless weapon for its easy handling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECOILLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RECOILLESS
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Common questions about RECOILLESS
- Is RECOILLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECOILLESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECOILLESS worth?
- RECOILLESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECOILLESS mean?
- Designed so that firing produces little or no backward kick.
- What letters can be added to RECOILLESS?
- No single letter can be added to RECOILLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RECOILLESS:
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