Is RECLUSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECLUSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECLUSIVE mean?
- adjective
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
“lived an unsocial reclusive life”
- adjective
providing privacy or seclusion
“the cloistered academic world of books”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + L (1) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (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 RECLUSIVE
Single letters that turn RECLUSIVE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from RECLUSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- versicle13
- clivers12
- culvers12
- cursive12
- scrieve12
- service12
- vesicle12
- clever11
- clevis11
- culver11
- curves11
- cuvees11
- scrive11
- elusive10
- leviers10
- relives10
- reviles10
- servile10
- surveil10
- veilers10
- velures10
- curve10
- cuvee10
- vices10
- ceilers9
- recluse9
- elvers9
- ervils9
- eviler9
- evulse9
- levers9
- levier9
- levies9
- liever9
- livers9
- livres9
- reives9
- relive9
- revels9
- revile9
- revise9
- revues9
- silver9
- slieve9
- sliver9
- slurve9
- veiler9
- velure9
- vice9
- ceiler8
- cereus8
- cerise8
- ceruse8
- creels8
- cruise8
- curies8
- lucres8
- recuse8
- relics8
- rescue8
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