Is RECESSIONALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECESSIONALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECESSIONALS mean?
Recessionals is a form of RECESSIONAL.
- noun
the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
- noun
a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
- adjective
of or relating to receding
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (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 RECESSIONALS
RECESSIONALS 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 RECESSIONALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recessional13
- secessional13
- arecolines12
- casseroles12
- coarseness12
- lacinesses12
- linescores12
- racinesses12
- recessions12
- scorelines12
- acroleins11
- ancresses11
- arecoline11
- casserole11
- censorial11
- cleansers11
- clearness11
- closeness11
- creolises11
- enclosers11
- ensorcels11
- escaroles11
- inclosers11
- increases11
- incrosses11
- isosceles11
- lacrosses11
- larcenies11
- licensers11
- licensors11
- linescore11
- loniceras11
- recession11
- reliances11
- saliences11
- scaliness11
- scariness11
- scenarios11
- scleroses11
- sclerosis11
- scoreless11
- scoreline11
- secaloses11
- secession11
- silencers11
- solecises11
- reasonless10
- acrolein10
- alnicoes10
- arcsines10
- arsenics10
- caissons10
- calories10
- careless10
- caresses10
- carioles10
- carlines10
- caseoses10
- casernes10
- cassenes10
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