Is RECESSIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECESSIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECESSIVES mean?
Recessives is a form of RECESSIVE.
- noun
an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
- adjective
of or pertaining to a recession
- adjective
(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 RECESSIVES
RECESSIVES 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 RECESSIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recessive14
- receives13
- scrieves13
- services13
- receive12
- scrieve12
- scrives12
- service12
- severies11
- scrive11
- ecesises10
- recesses10
- revises10
- veeries10
- vices10
- cerises9
- creeses9
- cresses9
- reeves9
- reives9
- revise9
- serves9
- severe9
- severs9
- sieves9
- sivers9
- verses9
- vice9
- cerise8
- cesses8
- creese8
- crises8
- ecesis8
- recess8
- screes8
- scries8
- reeve8
- reive8
- rives8
- serve8
- sever8
- sieve8
- siver8
- veers8
- verse8
- viers8
- vires8
- vises8
- seeress7
- seisers7
- ceres7
- cires7
- cress7
- cries7
- rices7
- scree7
- sices7
- ever7
- eves7
- revs7
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