Is RECRUDESCENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECRUDESCENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECRUDESCENT mean?
- adjective
the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement
“the patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + R (1) + U (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 17 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 RECRUDESCENT
RECRUDESCENT 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 RECRUDESCENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decrescent15
- recrudesce15
- credences14
- succedent14
- succeeder14
- credence13
- decenters12
- decentres12
- decurrent12
- encrusted12
- resecured12
- crescent12
- cutscene12
- succeed12
- understeer11
- censured11
- centered11
- curseder11
- decenter11
- decentre11
- decreers11
- reducers11
- resected11
- screened11
- secerned11
- secreted11
- recced11
- tenderers10
- censurer10
- currents10
- erecters10
- recenter10
- reerects10
- rescreen10
- resecure10
- screener10
- secreter10
- centred10
- credent10
- crested10
- crudest10
- crusted10
- decerns10
- decreer10
- decrees10
- descent10
- erected10
- eructed10
- recedes10
- recused10
- reducer10
- reduces10
- rescued10
- scented10
- seceder10
- secured10
- seducer10
- cercus10
- cruces10
- recces10
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