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Recess

/ɹɪ.ˈsɛs/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts6 letters
Definition of Recess

noun

  1. A break, pause or vacation.

    "Spring recess offers a good chance to travel."

  2. An inset, hole, space or opening.

    "Put a generous recess behind the handle for finger space."

  3. A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground; break, playtime.

    "Students who do not listen in class will not play outside during recess."

  4. A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.
  5. A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat.

    "the recess of the tides"

verb

  1. To inset into something, or to recede.

    "Recess the screw so it does not stick out."

  2. To take or declare a break.

    "Class will recess for 20 minutes."

  3. To appoint, with a recess appointment.
  4. To make a recess in.

    "to recess a wall"

adjective

  1. Remote, distant (in time or place).
Anagrams of Recess

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "recess":

screes

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "recess" and rearranging:

+acreases
+dscreeds
+ecreeses
+icerises
+ncensersscreenssecerns
+pprecess
+scresses
+tcressetresectssecrets
+ucerusesrecusesrescuessecures
Related Word Patterns
RE...Words starting with "re"...SSWords ending with "ss"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "recess"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
r1
e1
c3
e1
s1
s1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "recess"All 6-Letter WordsWords Starting With "R"
Rhymes With Recess
abbessabjectnessabortivenessabrasivenessabruptnessabscessabsolutenessabstemiousnessabstractednessabstractnessabstrusenessabsurdness
Related 6-Letter Words
rabatorabatsrabbetrabbinrabbisrabbitrabblerabiesracemeracersrachetrachisracialracierracily

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Recess"

Recess is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "recess" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Recess" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "recess" is a low-scoring word.