Is RECAPTURED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECAPTURED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECAPTURED mean?
Recaptured is a form of RECAPTURE.
- verb
experience anew
“She could not recapture that feeling of happiness”
- verb
take up anew
“The author recaptures an old idea here”
- noun
a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
- noun
the act of taking something back
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 RECAPTURED
RECAPTURED 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 RECAPTURED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recapture13
- captured13
- carpeted13
- preacted13
- precured13
- apertured12
- departure12
- capturer12
- recarpet12
- capered12
- cratered11
- depurate11
- raptured11
- recrated11
- retraced11
- terraced11
- traducer11
- upreared11
- caperer11
- capture11
- precure11
- prerace11
- carped11
- craped11
- creped11
- peaced11
- redcap11
- aperture10
- creature10
- adepter10
- catered10
- cerated10
- created10
- curated10
- educate10
- eructed10
- erupted10
- perdure10
- predate10
- reacted10
- reducer10
- reputed10
- retaped10
- tapered10
- traduce10
- updater10
- uprated10
- apercu10
- carper10
- carpet10
- preact10
- precut10
- recept10
- teacup10
- caped10
- paced10
- caterer9
- pearter9
- rapture9
- recrate9
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