Is RECOILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECOILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECOILS mean?
Recoils is a form of RECOIL.
- verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
“she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
- noun
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
- noun
a movement back from an impact
- verb
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
“Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + O (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 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 RECOILS
RECOILS 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.
Anagrams of RECOILS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RECOILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coilers9
- ceorls8
- closer8
- coiler8
- colies8
- cosier8
- cresol8
- locies8
- recoil8
- relics8
- slicer8
- ceils7
- ceorl7
- ceros7
- cires7
- close7
- coils7
- coirs7
- coles7
- cores7
- corse7
- cosie7
- cries7
- locie7
- locis7
- oleic7
- relic7
- rices7
- score7
- slice7
- socle7
- lories6
- oilers6
- oriels6
- reoils6
- ceil6
- cels6
- cero6
- cire6
- coil6
- coir6
- cole6
- cols6
- core6
- cors6
- cris6
- ecos6
- ices6
- lice6
- loci6
- locs6
- orcs6
- recs6
- rice6
- rocs6
- sice6
- liers5
- lores5
- loris5
- loser5
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