Is RECRIMINATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECRIMINATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECRIMINATES mean?
Recriminates is a form of RECRIMINATE.
- verb
return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 RECRIMINATES
RECRIMINATES 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.
Words you can make from RECRIMINATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recriminate15
- criminates14
- erraticism14
- reminiscer14
- anticrime13
- antimeric13
- armistice13
- careerism13
- centesimi13
- creamiest13
- cretinism13
- criminate13
- meniscate13
- miscreant13
- miscreate13
- recamiers13
- reminisce13
- actinism12
- amercers12
- amnestic12
- carmines12
- casement12
- casimere12
- casimire12
- centimes12
- centrism12
- ceramist12
- cerimans12
- creamers12
- creamier12
- cremains12
- cremates12
- creminis12
- eremitic12
- matrices12
- menacers12
- meristic12
- meticais12
- minciest12
- minicars12
- mistrace12
- nematics12
- rearmice12
- recamier12
- scimetar12
- scimitar12
- scimiter12
- screamer12
- semantic12
- tenesmic12
- trimeric12
- trisemic12
- amenities11
- antimeres11
- careerist11
- centiares11
- certainer11
- cisternae11
- creatines11
- cretinise11
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