Is RECUSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECUSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECUSED mean?
Recused is a form of RECUSE.
- verb
disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case
- verb
challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 RECUSED
RECUSED 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 RECUSED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RECUSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reduces10
- rescued10
- secured10
- seducer10
- ceders9
- creeds9
- crudes9
- cursed9
- deuces9
- educes9
- reduce9
- screed9
- seduce9
- cereus8
- ceruse8
- recuse8
- rescue8
- secure8
- ceder8
- cedes8
- cered8
- creds8
- creed8
- crude8
- cruds8
- curds8
- cured8
- deuce8
- duces8
- educe8
- reused7
- ceres7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- scree7
- sucre7
- cede7
- cred7
- crud7
- cuds7
- cued7
- curd7
- duce7
- scud7
- deers6
- drees6
- druse6
- dures6
- redes6
- reeds6
- seder6
- sered6
- suede6
- cees6
- cere6
- crus6
- cues6
- cure6
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