RECOURSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RECOURSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECOURSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECOURSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECOURSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECOURSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RECOURSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECOURSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RECOURSE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 RECOURSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A source of help or remedy to which one turns in difficulty, or the legal right to claim payment or compensation.
Recourse is usually met in the phrase have recourse to, meaning to fall back on something when other options fail. In finance and law it is the right of a lender to seek repayment from a borrower beyond a pledged asset.
How RECOURSE is used
Common in formal prose and legal or financial language.
- Strike action was their last recourse.
- The buyer had no legal recourse against the seller.
- She had recourse to an old friend for help.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECOURSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RECOURSE
The 8 tiles of RECOURSE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RECOURSE
2 longer words begin with RECOURSE.
Shorter words from the letters in RECOURSE
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Common questions about RECOURSE
- Is RECOURSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECOURSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECOURSE worth?
- RECOURSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECOURSE mean?
- A source of help or remedy to which one turns in difficulty, or the legal right to claim payment or compensation.
- What letters can be added to RECOURSE?
- RECOURSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RECOURSE:
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