Is RECURSION a word?

RECURSION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.

Yes, RECURSION is a valid word.

Scrabble 11Words With Friends 14Length 9

What does recursion mean?

noun: (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation.

Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.

RECURSION: word details

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RECURSION is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.

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What does RECURSION mean?

RECURSION is a noun. It means: (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation.

Is RECURSION a valid word?

Yes, RECURSION is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.

Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.