Is RECIDIVATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECIDIVATE is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 16 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECIDIVATE mean?
- verb
go back to bad behavior
“Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 RECIDIVATE
Single letters that turn RECIDIVATE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from RECIDIVATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- directive15
- cavitied14
- vaticide14
- creative13
- reactive13
- evicted13
- verdict13
- veridic13
- diaeretic12
- derivate12
- ideative12
- advect12
- advice12
- carved12
- cervid12
- craved12
- device12
- dieretic11
- raticide11
- averted11
- deviate11
- riveted11
- tardive11
- active11
- viatic11
- vitric11
- caved11
- viced11
- catered10
- cerated10
- created10
- deciare10
- dictier10
- eidetic10
- reacted10
- recited10
- tierced10
- triacid10
- triadic10
- advert10
- dative10
- derive10
- divert10
- evader10
- evited10
- reaved10
- reived10
- varied10
- carve10
- caver10
- cavie10
- civet10
- civie10
- crave10
- evict10
- varec10
- vatic10
- vicar10
- caried9
- carted9
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