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Is recon a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word recon is a Scrabble US word. The word recon is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is recon a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word recon is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

R1E1C3O1N1

Is recon a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word recon is a Words With Friends word. The word recon is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

CRONE,ONCER,RECON,

4-letter words (9 found)

CERO,CONE,CORE,CORN,CRON,ONCE,ONER,RENO,RONE,

3-letter words (14 found)

CON,COR,ECO,EON,ERN,NOR,ONE,ORC,ORE,REC,REN,REO,ROC,ROE,

2-letter words (8 found)

EN,ER,NE,NO,OE,ON,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from recon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of recon

recon ercon rceon creon ecron ceron reocn erocn roecn orecn eorcn oercn rcoen croen rocen orcen coren ocren ecorn ceorn eocrn oecrn coern ocern recno ercno rceno creno ecrno cerno renco ernco rneco nreco enrco nerco rcneo crneo rnceo nrceo cnreo ncreo ecnro cenro encro necro cnero ncero reonc eronc roenc orenc eornc oernc renoc ernoc rneoc nreoc enroc neroc ronec ornec rnoec nroec onrec norec eonrc oenrc enorc neorc onerc noerc rcone crone rocne orcne corne ocrne rcnoe crnoe rncoe nrcoe cnroe ncroe ronce ornce rnoce nroce onrce norce conre ocnre cnore ncore oncre nocre econr ceonr eocnr oecnr coenr ocenr ecnor cenor encor necor cneor nceor eoncr oencr enocr neocr onecr noecr coner ocner cnoer ncoer oncer nocer

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Definitions and meaning of recon

recon

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkɒn/, /ˈɹiːkɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹikɑn/, /ɹɪˈkɑn/
  • Rhymes: (UK) -ɒn, (UK) -iːkɒn, (US) -ɑn

Etymology 1

Contracted form of reconnaissance.

Noun

recon (countable and uncountable, plural recons)

  1. (chiefly US, military slang) reconnaissance.
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Verb

recon (third-person singular simple present recons, present participle reconning, simple past and past participle reconned)

  1. (chiefly US, military slang) reconnoiter.
Synonyms
  • recce (British, Canadian)

Etymology 2

Contracted form of recombination +‎ -on, coined by American molecular biologist Seymour Benzer in 1957 as " [] the smallest element in the one-dimensional array that is interchangeable (but not divisible) by genetic recombination."

Noun

recon (plural recons)

  1. (genetics) The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.
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Anagrams

  • Ceron, Creon, Crone, Oncer, crone, necro, necro-, oncer

Source: wiktionary.org