Is RECOURSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECOURSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECOURSES mean?
Recourses is a form of RECOURSE.
- noun
act of turning to for assistance
“have recourse to the courts”
- noun
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
“his only recourse was the police”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 RECOURSES
RECOURSES 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 RECOURSES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RECOURSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- resources11
- coursers10
- recourse10
- rescores10
- rescuers10
- resource10
- scourers10
- securers10
- ceruses9
- courser9
- courses9
- crosser9
- cursers9
- cursors9
- recross9
- recuses9
- rescore9
- rescuer9
- rescues9
- scorers9
- scourer9
- securer9
- secures9
- sources9
- sucrose9
- cereus8
- cerous8
- ceruse8
- corers8
- corses8
- course8
- crores8
- crosse8
- crouse8
- cruors8
- cruses8
- curers8
- curser8
- curses8
- cursor8
- cusser8
- recess8
- recurs8
- recuse8
- rescue8
- scorer8
- scores8
- scours8
- scouse8
- screes8
- secure8
- source8
- sucres8
- rousers7
- ceres7
- ceros7
- corer7
- cores7
- corse7
- coses7
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