Is RECUSANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECUSANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECUSANT mean?
- noun
someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
- adjective
(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
- adjective
refusing to submit to authority
“the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 10 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 RECUSANT
Single letters that turn RECUSANT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of RECUSANT
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RECUSANT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- centaurs10
- uncrates10
- canters9
- carnets9
- centaur9
- curates9
- encrust9
- nectars9
- nutcase9
- recants9
- scanter9
- suncare9
- tanrecs9
- trances9
- uncrate9
- acuter8
- acutes8
- ascent8
- caners8
- canter8
- cantus8
- carets8
- carnet8
- cartes8
- casern8
- caster8
- caters8
- causer8
- centas8
- centra8
- cesura8
- cranes8
- crates8
- cruets8
- cruset8
- cuesta8
- curate8
- curets8
- enacts8
- eructs8
- nacres8
- nectar8
- rances8
- reacts8
- recant8
- recast8
- rectus8
- recuts8
- saucer8
- secant8
- stance8
- tanrec8
- traces8
- trance8
- truces8
- uncase8
- uncast8
- usance8
- natures7
- saunter7
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