RECREATIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RECREATIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECREATIONAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECREATIONAL is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECREATIONAL
No single letter turns RECREATIONAL into another word.
How RECREATIONAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RECREATIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECREATIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RECREATIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Done for enjoyment or relaxation rather than as work or a serious pursuit.
Recreational activities include hobbies, casual sport and outings. The word is also used for drugs taken occasionally for pleasure, which is a very different, more sensitive sense.
How RECREATIONAL is used
Used for sports, parks and vehicles; recreational is the opposite of professional or competitive.
- The town built a recreational area beside the river.
- He plays recreational football on Sunday mornings.
- A recreational diver needs less training than an instructor.
- The lake is open for recreational boating.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECREATIONAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RECREATIONAL
1 longer words begin with RECREATIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in RECREATIONAL
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Common questions about RECREATIONAL
- Is RECREATIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECREATIONAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECREATIONAL worth?
- RECREATIONAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECREATIONAL mean?
- Done for enjoyment or relaxation rather than as work or a serious pursuit.
- What letters can be added to RECREATIONAL?
- No single letter can be added to RECREATIONAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RECREATIONAL:
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