What RECESSIVE Means
- adjective: of or pertaining to a recession
- adjective: (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
- noun: an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
RECESSIVE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 E1 C3 E1 S1 S1 I1 V4 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In RECESSIVE
158 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
8 letter words (5)
7 letter words (10)
6 letter words (26)
CERISECESSERCREESECRISESECESISESSIVERECESSREEVESREISESREIVESRESEESREVIESREVISERIEVESSCREESSCRIESSCRIVESEISERSERIESSERVESSEVERESEVERSSIEVESSIREESSIVERSVERSES
5 letter words (41)
CERESCESSECIRESCIVESCREESCRESSCRIESCRISEEERIEEREVSERICSERSESICERSREEVEREIVERESEERESESREVIERICESRIEVERISESRIVESSCREESEERSSEIRSSEISESERESSERICSERVESEVERSICESSIEVESIREESIRESSIVERVEERSVERSEVICESVIERSVIRESVISES
4 letter words (46)
CEESCERECESSCIRECIVECREECRISERESEREVERICESESESSEEVEREVESICERICESIRESRECSREESREISREVSRICERISERIVESECSSEERSEESSEIRSEISSERESERSSESESICESICSSIESSIRESIRSSRISVEERVEESVERSVICEVIERVIESVIREVISE
3 letter words (24)
2 letter words (6)
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