Is RECIPIENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECIPIENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECIPIENT mean?
- noun
a person who receives something
- noun
the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 13 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 RECIPIENT
Single letters that turn RECIPIENT 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 hooks1
Words you can make from RECIPIENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prentice12
- terpenic12
- epeiric11
- percent11
- picrite11
- precent11
- receipt11
- reincite10
- incept10
- pecten10
- pectin10
- piecer10
- pierce10
- pincer10
- prince10
- recept10
- recipe10
- tricep10
- citrine9
- crinite9
- eirenic9
- enteric9
- enticer9
- inciter9
- inepter9
- neritic9
- creep9
- crepe9
- crept9
- cripe9
- pence9
- piece9
- price9
- center8
- centre8
- cerite8
- citrin8
- cretin8
- entice8
- incite8
- irenic8
- nitric8
- periti8
- pinier8
- pinite8
- pitier8
- pterin8
- recent8
- recite8
- repent8
- repine8
- tenrec8
- tiepin8
- tierce8
- cepe8
- crip8
- epic8
- perc8
- pice8
- niterie7
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