recess
Recess can refer to a state of abeyance or suspended business, an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands), or an enclosure that is set back or indented. As a verb, recess can mean to close at the end of a session, put into a recess, or make a recess in.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
RE
Ends
ESS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RECESS” Mean?
/ˈɹiː.sɛs/
recess has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesa state of abeyance or suspended business
Synonyms
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
Synonyms
an enclosure that is set back or indented
Synonyms
Verb
3 sensesput into a recess
“recess lights”
make a recess in
“recess the piece of wood”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
a state of abeyance or suspended business
Length
6 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
S
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
R, E, C, E, S, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆RECESS has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RECESS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RECESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RECESS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCBDD
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
RE, EC, CE, ES, SS
Trigrams
REC, ECE, CES, ESS
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