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Is recede a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word recede is a Scrabble US word. The word recede is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is recede a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word recede is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Yes. The word recede is a Words With Friends word. The word recede is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

DECREE,RECEDE,

5-letter words (5 found)

CEDER,CERED,CREED,DEERE,REEDE,

4-letter words (10 found)

CEDE,CERE,CRED,CREE,DEER,DERE,DREE,ERED,REDE,REED,

3-letter words (6 found)

CEE,DEE,ERE,REC,RED,REE,

2-letter words (5 found)

DE,ED,EE,ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 29 words from recede according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of recede

recede

Etymology

From Middle French receder, from Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsiːd/
  • Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

recede (third-person singular simple present recedes, present participle receding, simple past and past participle receded)

  1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
  2. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
    to recede conquered territory
  3. To take back.

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Synonyms

  • withdraw

Derived terms

  • receding

Related terms

  • cede
  • recedence
  • recession
  • recess
  • recessive

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “recede”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • decree

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈt͡ʃɛ.de/
  • Rhymes: -ɛde
  • Hyphenation: re‧cè‧de

Verb

recede

  1. third-person singular present indicative of recedere

Anagrams

  • cedere

Latin

Verb

recēde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of recēdō

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈret͡ʃede/

Verb

reċede

  1. inflection of reċċan:
    1. first/third-person singular preterite
    2. first/third-person singular preterite subjunctive


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