Is RECANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECANTS mean?
Recants is a form of RECANT.
- verb
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
“He retracted his earlier statements about his religion”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 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 RECANTS
RECANTS 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.
Anagrams of RECANTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RECANTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- canters9
- carnets9
- nectars9
- scanter9
- tanrecs9
- trances9
- ascent8
- caners8
- canter8
- carets8
- carnet8
- cartes8
- casern8
- caster8
- caters8
- centas8
- centra8
- cranes8
- crates8
- enacts8
- nacres8
- nectar8
- rances8
- reacts8
- recant8
- recast8
- secant8
- stance8
- tanrec8
- traces8
- trance8
- acnes7
- acres7
- caner7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- cares7
- caret7
- carns7
- carse7
- carte7
- carts7
- caste7
- cater7
- cates7
- cents7
- certs7
- cesta7
- crane7
- crate7
- crest7
- enact7
- escar7
- nacre7
- narcs7
- races7
- rance7
- react7
- recta7
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