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Words That Start With RECOIL

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The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With RECOIL 7 words

How common is RECOIL at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 7 words that start with RECOIL. Most are 8 letters long, they average 10.4 points and the best is RECOILING (12 points).

Total words
7
Most common length
8 letters
2 words
Average Scrabble score
10.4
out of 12 max
Longest word
RECOILLESS
10 letters
Most common ending
S
42.9% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 42.9%
  • d 14.3%
  • g 14.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • oi100%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with RECOIL

r 1e 1c 3o 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

R 1 + E 1 + C 3 + O 1 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 12 points

Double word
24 pts
Triple word
36 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

recoiling

Form of recoil

  1. verbdraw back, as with fear or pain“she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
  2. verbcome back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect“Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”
  3. verbspring back; spring away from an impact“The rubber ball bounced”
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How many words that start with RECOIL are there?

There are 7 words that start with RECOIL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 2 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with RECOIL?

RECOILING is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RECOILLESS (12), RECOILED (11), RECOILERS (11).

What are some common words that start with RECOIL?

Everyday examples include RECOIL, RECOILING, RECOILS, RECOILED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with RECOIL?

RECOILLESS has 10 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, RECOILING (9 letters) is the longest common one.