recess

/rɪ'sɛs/ nounverb
6 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS8
NOUN
1

A small concavity.

2

A state of abeyance or suspended business.

3

A pause from doing something (as work).

4

An enclosure that is set back or indented.

5

An arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands).

VERB
1

Close at the end of a session.

2

Make a recess in.

“recess the piece of wood”

3

Put into a recess.

“recess lights”

WORD FORMS
Starts withR
Ends withS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
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Starts & ends withR … S
Syllablesre · cess
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