Is RECENTNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECENTNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECENTNESSES mean?
Recentnesses is a form of RECENTNESS.
- noun
a time immediately before the present
- noun
the property of having happened or appeared not long ago
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 RECENTNESSES
RECENTNESSES 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 RECENTNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- erectnesses13
- resentences13
- recentness12
- resentence12
- scenesters12
- sentencers12
- erectness11
- scenester11
- senescent11
- sentencer11
- sentences11
- sesterces11
- sereneness10
- centeses10
- centners10
- cressets10
- essences10
- recesses10
- secretes10
- senesces10
- sentence10
- sesterce10
- sternness9
- tenseness9
- terseness9
- censers9
- centers9
- centner9
- centres9
- creeses9
- cresses9
- cresset9
- essence9
- resects9
- screens9
- secerns9
- secrete9
- secrets9
- senesce9
- tenrecs9
- serenest8
- censer8
- censes8
- center8
- centre8
- certes8
- cesses8
- creese8
- crests8
- erects8
- recent8
- recess8
- resect8
- scenes8
- scents8
- screen8
- screes8
- secern8
- secret8
- tenrec8
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