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Is recession a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word recession is a Scrabble US word. The word recession is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is recession a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word recession is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Is recession a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word recession is a Words With Friends word. The word recession is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

RECESSION,

8-letter words (7 found)

CERESINS,ESSOINER,NECROSES,NECROSIS,SCRIENES,SENECIOS,SERICONS,

7-letter words (37 found)

CENSERS,CENSORS,CERESIN,CERISES,CESSION,COINERS,COSIERS,COSINES,CRINOSE,CRIOSES,CRONIES,ENCORES,EOSINES,INCROSS,NECROSE,ONESIES,ORCEINS,ORCINES,ORNISES,OSCINES,RECOINS,SCERNES,SCREENS,SCRIENE,SCRINES,SECERNS,SEINERS,SENECIO,SENIORS,SENORES,SEREINS,SERICON,SERINES,SINCERE,SOIREES,SONERIS,SONSIER,

6-letter words (89 found)

CENSER,CENSES,CENSOR,CERISE,CERNES,CESSER,COINER,CONIES,CORIES,CORSES,COSIER,COSIES,COSINE,COSSIE,CRINES,CRISES,CRONES,CROSSE,ECESIS,ENCORE,ENOSES,ENOSIS,EOSINE,EOSINS,EROSES,ESSOIN,ICONES,IRONES,NEREIS,NIECES,NOESES,NOESIS,NOISES,NOSERS,NOSIER,NOSIES,ONCERS,ONESIE,ORCEIN,ORCINE,ORCINS,OSCINE,OSIERS,OSSEIN,RECESS,RECOIN,RECONS,REISES,RENIES,RESINS,RINSES,ROSIES,ROSINS,SCENES,SCERNE,SCIONS,SCONES,SCORES,SCORNS,SCORSE,SCREEN,SCREES,SCRIES,SCRINE,SECERN,SEINER,SEINES,SEISER,SEISOR,SENIOR,SENORS,SENSEI,SENSOR,SEREIN,SERIES,SERINE,SERINS,SERONS,SIREES,SIRENS,SIROCS,SNEERS,SNORES,SOIREE,SONCES,SONERI,SONICS,SONSIE,SOREES,

5-letter words (103 found)

CENSE,CERES,CERNE,CEROS,CESSE,CINES,CIONS,CIRES,COINS,COIRS,CONES,CORES,CORNI,CORNS,CORSE,COSES,COSIE,CREES,CRESS,CRIES,CRINE,CRIOS,CRISE,CRONE,CRONS,CROSS,EOSIN,ERICS,ERNES,EROSE,ERSES,ESNES,ICERS,ICONS,IRONE,IRONS,NICER,NIECE,NISSE,NOIRS,NOISE,NORIS,NOSER,NOSES,ONCER,ONCES,ONERS,ORCIN,ORNIS,OSIER,RECON,REENS,REINS,RENOS,RESES,RESIN,RICES,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,RISES,ROINS,RONES,ROSES,ROSIN,SCENE,SCION,SCONE,SCORE,SCORN,SCREE,SEERS,SEINE,SEIRS,SEISE,SENES,SENOR,SENSE,SENSI,SERES,SERIC,SERIN,SERON,SICES,SIENS,SINCE,SINES,SIREE,SIREN,SIRES,SIROC,SNEER,SNEES,SNIES,SNORE,SOCES,SONCE,SONES,SONIC,SONSE,SOREE,SORES,SORNS,

4-letter words (100 found)

CEES,CENS,CERE,CERO,CESS,CINE,CION,CIRE,COIN,COIR,CONE,CONI,CONS,CORE,CORN,CORS,COSE,COSS,CREE,CRIS,CRON,ECOS,EINE,ENES,EONS,ERES,ERIC,ERNE,ERNS,EROS,ESES,ESNE,ESSE,ICER,ICES,ICON,INRO,IONS,IRES,IRON,ISOS,NESS,NICE,NIES,NOES,NOIR,NORI,NOSE,ONCE,ONER,ONES,ONIE,ORCS,ORES,OSES,RECS,REEN,REES,REIN,REIS,RENO,RENS,REOS,RICE,RINE,RINS,RISE,ROCS,ROES,ROIN,RONE,ROSE,SECO,SECS,SEEN,SEER,SEES,SEIR,SEIS,SENE,SENS,SERE,SERS,SESE,SICE,SICS,SIEN,SIES,SINE,SINS,SIRE,SIRS,SNEE,SOCS,SONE,SONS,SORE,SORI,SORN,SRIS,

3-letter words (55 found)

CEE,CIS,CON,COR,COS,ECO,EEN,ENE,ENS,EON,ERE,ERN,ERS,ESS,ICE,INS,ION,IOS,IRE,ISO,NEE,NIE,NIS,NOR,NOS,OES,OIS,ONE,ONS,ORC,ORE,ORS,OSE,REC,REE,REI,REN,REO,RES,RIN,ROC,ROE,SEC,SEE,SEI,SEN,SER,SIC,SIN,SIR,SIS,SOC,SON,SOS,SRI,

2-letter words (17 found)

EE,EN,ER,ES,IN,IO,IS,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,OS,RE,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 410 words from recession according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of recession

recession

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recessiō, from recēdō (“recede, retreat”), from re- (“back”) + cēdō (“to go”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃən
  • Hyphenation: re‧ces‧sion

Noun

recession (countable and uncountable, plural recessions)

  1. The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
    Synonym: withdrawal
  2. A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
  3. (economics) A period of reduced economic activity
    Antonym: boom
  4. The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
    Synonym: return procession
  5. The act of ceding something back.
  6. (surgery) A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.

Derived terms

  • recessionary
  • recessionista

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Source: wiktionary.org