RECUPERATION is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RECUPERATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RECUPERATION?
| 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 RECUPERATION is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECUPERATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
recuperationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECUPERATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RECUPERATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECUPERATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RECUPERATION
- RECUPERATION contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RECUPERATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The gradual return to health or strength after illness, injury or exhaustion.
Recuperation is the quiet stretch of rest between treatment and being fully well again. The word can also describe getting back something lost, such as money or heat recovered by a machine.
How RECUPERATION is used
Common in medical advice and travel writing about rest cures.
- The doctor ordered two weeks of recuperation.
- Her recuperation at the seaside was slow but steady.
- Rest is vital for recuperation after surgery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RECUPERATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RECUPERATION
1 longer words begin with RECUPERATION.
Shorter words from the letters in RECUPERATION
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Common questions about RECUPERATION
- Is RECUPERATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RECUPERATION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RECUPERATION worth?
- RECUPERATION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RECUPERATION mean?
- The gradual return to health or strength after illness, injury or exhaustion.
- What letters can be added to RECUPERATION?
- RECUPERATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RECUPERATION:
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