Possible Words From recency
By length, the words from RECENCY split into 1 with 7 letters, 4 with 5, 11 with 4, 15 with 3 and 7 with 2. None has 6 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with recency
1 word · top score 14 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
- recency14
5 Letter Words You Can Make with recency
4 words · top score 12
RECCY scores highest among the 5-letter words made with RECENCY letters at 12 points, ahead of RECCE on 9 and RENEY on 8.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with recency
11 words · top score 8
The best of the 4-letter words in RECENCY is ECCE, 8 points; EERY and EYEN on 7 follow.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with recency
15 words · top score 8 · everyday: EYE, CRY, YEN
CRY scores highest among the 3-letter words from RECENCY at 8 points, ahead of EYE and NYE on 6. YEN and RYE are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with recency
7 words · top score 5
The 2-letter words you get when you unscramble RECENCY are led by NY and YE, 5 points each.
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Change One Tile in RECENCY
Trade one tile of RECENCY for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- C S gives SCENERY · words from scenery
- N L gives RECYCLE · words from recycle
- N S gives SECRECY · unscramble secrecy
- R D gives DECENCY · words from decency
- Y A gives CREANCE · unscramble creance
- Y I gives ECCRINE · unscramble eccrine
More 7-letter words: starting with RE · ending in CY · all 7-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest RECENCY Answers
What RECENCY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- RECENCY 14 · 16
- a time immediately before the present
- RECCY 12 · 13
- reconnaissance (by shortening)
- RECCE 9 · 11
- reconnaissance (by shortening)
- CRY 8 · 8
- utter a sudden loud cry
- EERY 7 · 6
- inspiring a feeling of fear
- EYEN 7 · 7
- the organ of sight
- EYER 7 · 6
- one that eyes
- EYNE 7 · 7
- the organ of sight
Is RECENCY Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept RECENCY, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECENCY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 38) | 25 | 38 | 24 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
13 of the 38 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RECCY, ECCE, RENEY, CERNE, RENY, CREE, NYE, NY, REEN, EEN, ENE, REN and 1 more. 1 of the 38 answers is missing from Words With Friends*: YER.
38 words come out when you unscramble RECENCY, starting with RECENCY itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. RECCY is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of RECENCY at once for 64 in Scrabble (14 + 50) or 51 in Words With Friends (16 + 35).