Unscramble RECURSIVE to get 215 words. RECURSIVE itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are RECURVES, SCURVIER and SERVICER, 13 points each. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from RECURSIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 18 with 7, 40 with 6, 54 with 5, 56 with 4, 35 with 3 and 8 with 2.
40 6-letter words from RECURSIVE; 5 of them share the top score of 11. SERVER, SECURE and CRUISE are everyday picks.
Of the 54 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RECURSIVE, 5 score 10 points, the group's best. RIVER, SERVE and VIRUS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RECURSIVE, CIVE and VICE tie for first at 9 points. USER, SURE and EVER are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of RECURSIVE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by RECURVES, SCURVIER and SERVICER (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RECURSIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECURSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 215) | 165 | 215 | 159 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
50 of the 215 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRUIVES, CRUIVE, CRUVES, CIVES, CRUVE, REVERSI, REVEURS, CIVE, ECURIES, RECURES, REVEUR, REVIES and 38 more. 6 of the 215 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CUVEES, CUVEE, ERUVS, ERUV, SEV and CRU.
Each word below uses all the letters of RECURSIVE and one more.