RESCIND is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RESCIND 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 RESCIND?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESCIND is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESCIND
Front hooks — 1
prescindBack hooks — 1
rescindsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESCIND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RESCIND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about RESCIND
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 RESCIND mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To officially cancel a law, order, decision or agreement so that it no longer applies.
Rescind is the word for a deliberate undoing by whoever had the authority to make the original rule. A court overturns a judgment, but a board or a government may rescind its own decision. It is common in legal and administrative writing.
How RESCIND is used
Rescind is used in formal and legal contexts, usually with an object such as a law, offer, order or ban.
- The council voted to rescind the parking ban after complaints from shop owners.
- The company threatened to rescind the job offer if the background check failed.
- Only the governor has the power to rescind that order.
- He asked the bank to rescind the late fee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESCIND and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESCIND
The 7 tiles of RESCIND in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RESCIND
8 longer words begin with RESCIND.
Shorter words from the letters in RESCIND
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Common questions about RESCIND
- Is RESCIND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESCIND, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESCIND worth?
- RESCIND is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESCIND mean?
- To officially cancel a law, order, decision or agreement so that it no longer applies.
- What letters can be added to RESCIND?
- RESCIND takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RESCIND:
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