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Recedes

r 1e 1c 3e 1d 2e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · third-person singular form of recede

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does recedes mean?

verb

  1. pull back or move away or backward

    “The enemy withdrew”

    Synonymswithdrawretreatpull awaydraw backpull back

  2. retreat

    Synonymsfall backdrop offfall behind

  3. become faint or more distant

    “the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older”

Definitions shown for recede, the base form of recedes.

Is RECEDES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is RECEDES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
r 1e 1c 3e 1d 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
r 1e 1c 4e 1d 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
r 1e 1c 4e 1d 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
r 1e 1c 3e 1d 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in RECEDES

Anagrams 3

creeseddecreesseceder

Hooks for RECEDES

Add one letter to the front or back of RECEDES to make another word.

Front hooks

precedes

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RECEDES

Common words that share the ending -EDES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

accedesimpedessecedesconcedesstampedescedescentipedesintercedessupersedesprecedes
All words ending in -EDES

Recedes: quick answers

Is RECEDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RECEDES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RECEDES worth?
RECEDES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does recedes mean?
recedes is the third-person singular form of recede, which means “pull back or move away or backward”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RECEDES?
You can make 66 shorter words from RECEDES, such as CEDERS, CREEDS, DECREE, RECEDE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RECEDES?
RECEDES rearranges into CREESED, DECREES, SECEDER.