Unscramble RECAPTURE and you have 256 words, RECAPTURE itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CAPTURER, PERACUTE and RECARPET, 12 points each. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from RECAPTURE split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 14 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Of the 42 6-letter words from RECAPTURE, 9 score 10 points, the group's best. CREATE, CAREER and REPEAT are the ones most people know.
12 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RECAPTURE tie at 9 points; none scores more. PETER, PEACE and TRACE will look familiar.
60 4-letter words made with RECAPTURE letters; 9 of them share the top score of 8. PART, CARE and RATE are everyday picks.
5 of 59 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RECAPTURE tie at 7 points; none scores more. ARE, CAR and ART will look familiar.
Trade one tile of RECAPTURE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in RE · all 9-letter words
What RECAPTURE means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RECAPTURE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECAPTURE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 215 | 256 | 204 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
41 of the 256 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERACUTE, PEARCE, PREACE, EPURATE, PARTURE, PERCE, PUCER, TRACEUR, ACTURE, ARRECT, CAUP, CAUTER and 29 more. 11 of the 256 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: RECARPET, EPATER, PARTER, PERC, CERT, PERE, CRU, TEC, URP, UTE and TE.
These 4 words take every letter of RECAPTURE plus a single extra one.