Is RECURSIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECURSIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 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.
Definition
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See the definition of RecursivenessHooks for RECURSIVENESS
RECURSIVENESS 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 RECURSIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cursiveness16
- curvinesses16
- recessives15
- reservices15
- scriveners15
- scurviness15
- curviness14
- receivers14
- recessive14
- recursive14
- reservice14
- scrivener14
- servicers14
- unreserves13
- cursives13
- incurves13
- receiver13
- receives13
- recurves13
- scrieves13
- scurvier13
- scurvies13
- servicer13
- services13
- esuriences12
- secureness12
- revenuers12
- serveries12
- universes12
- unreserve12
- cervine12
- cursive12
- curvier12
- evinces12
- incurve12
- receive12
- recurve12
- scrieve12
- scrives12
- service12
- censurers11
- esurience11
- insecurer11
- rescreens11
- resecures11
- sceneries11
- screeners11
- sinecures11
- inverses11
- nervures11
- reserves11
- revenuer11
- revenues11
- reveries11
- reverses11
- revisers11
- severies11
- universe11
- unreeves11
- veneries11
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