Is RECALCITRANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECALCITRANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECALCITRANCES mean?
Recalcitrances is a form of RECALCITRANCE.
- noun
the trait of being unmanageable
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for RECALCITRANCES
RECALCITRANCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from RECALCITRANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recalcitrance19
- incarcerates16
- crescentic16
- eccentrics16
- accelerants15
- incarcerate15
- eccentric15
- eclectics15
- accelerant14
- cercarians14
- clearances14
- reactances14
- eclectic14
- secretarial13
- analectic13
- ascetical13
- calcretes13
- calescent13
- cancelers13
- canticles13
- carcanets13
- celeriacs13
- centrical13
- cercariae13
- cercarial13
- cercarian13
- cercarias13
- cetaceans13
- clarences13
- clearance13
- electrics13
- encircles13
- licencers13
- reaccents13
- reactance13
- recircles13
- rectrices13
- catenaries12
- centralise12
- interlaces12
- lacertians12
- lacertines12
- linecaster12
- tarriances12
- accretes12
- acentric12
- acescent12
- calcanei12
- calceate12
- calcines12
- calcites12
- calcrete12
- canceler12
- canticle12
- carcanet12
- carceral12
- celeriac12
- cenacles12
- cercaria12
- cetacean12
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