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
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
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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