RECOUPMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RECOUPMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECOUPMENT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECOUPMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECOUPMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
recoupmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECOUPMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RECOUPMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECOUPMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RECOUPMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formallegal
The act of getting back money or value that was spent or lost.
Recoupment is the regaining side of a loss: a firm seeks it after an expensive project, and a court may allow it by letting a defendant deduct a sum from a claim. The word suggests careful balancing of accounts.
How RECOUPMENT is used
Found in finance and legal writing.
- The studio expected recoupment of costs within two years.
- Recoupment of the overpayment will begin next month.
- The film made no recoupment at the box office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECOUPMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RECOUPMENT
1 longer words begin with RECOUPMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in RECOUPMENT
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Common questions about RECOUPMENT
- Is RECOUPMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECOUPMENT, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECOUPMENT worth?
- RECOUPMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECOUPMENT mean?
- The act of getting back money or value that was spent or lost.
- What letters can be added to RECOUPMENT?
- RECOUPMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RECOUPMENT:
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