Is RECALCITRANCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECALCITRANCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECALCITRANCIES mean?
Recalcitrancies is a form of RECALCITRANCY.
- noun
the trait of being unmanageable
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
15
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) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 RECALCITRANCIES
RECALCITRANCIES 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 RECALCITRANCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recalcitrances20
- recalcitrance19
- electricians16
- incarcerates16
- cicatrices16
- crescentic16
- eccentrics16
- intercalaries15
- accelerants15
- electrician15
- incarcerate15
- cicatrice15
- eccentric15
- eclectics15
- interracials14
- accelerant14
- caecilians14
- cercarians14
- clearances14
- reactances14
- calcitic14
- eclectic14
- aliteracies13
- carnalities13
- interracial13
- rectilinear13
- secretarial13
- acritical13
- anaclitic13
- analectic13
- ascetical13
- caecilian13
- calcretes13
- calescent13
- cancelers13
- canticles13
- carcanets13
- celeriacs13
- centrical13
- cercariae13
- cercarial13
- cercarian13
- cercarias13
- cetaceans13
- cicatrise13
- circinate13
- clarences13
- clearance13
- electrics13
- encircles13
- enclitics13
- icterical13
- licencers13
- narcistic13
- reaccents13
- reactance13
- recircles13
- rectrices13
- scleritic13
- alacrities12
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